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Glucose-dependent control of insulin like growth factor 2 mRNA binding protein 2 and other gene expressions in ERN1 knockdown glioblastoma cells Cover

Glucose-dependent control of insulin like growth factor 2 mRNA binding protein 2 and other gene expressions in ERN1 knockdown glioblastoma cells

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|Aug 2025

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/enr-2025-0013 | Journal eISSN: 1336-0329 | Journal ISSN: 1210-0668
Language: English
Page range: 120 - 129
Published on: Aug 28, 2025
Published by: Slovak Academy of Sciences
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
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© 2025 Oleksandr H. Minchenko, Yuliia M. Viletska, Myroslava Y. Sliusar, Oksana S. Hnatiuk, Oksana O. Ratushna, Taia V. Feldman, Halyna E. Kozynkevych, Borys H. Bezrodnyi, Dmytro O. Minchenko, published by Slovak Academy of Sciences
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