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. 2015 Feb 2;4(1):1000e131.
doi: 10.4172/2168-9652.1000e131.

When Seed and Soil Theory Meets Chicken or Egg Theory in Cancer Metastasis

Meenu Jain  1 , Ali S Arbab  1 , B R Achyut  1
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When Seed and Soil Theory Meets Chicken or Egg Theory in Cancer Metastasis

Meenu Jain et al. Biochem Physiol. .
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