Original Article
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World J Gastroenterol. Mar 21, 2013; 19(11): 1736-1748
Published online Mar 21, 2013. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i11.1736
Endoplasmic reticulum stress sensitizes human esophageal cancer cell to radiation
Xue-Li Pang, Gang He, Yang-Bo Liu, Yan Wang, Bo Zhang
Xue-Li Pang, Yang-Bo Liu, Department of Oncology, Southwest Hospital, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing 400038, China
Gang He, Yan Wang, Bo Zhang, Department of Medical Genetics, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing 400038, China
Author contributions: Pang XL and Zhang B designed the research; He G, Zhang B, and Liu YB performed the majority of the experiments; He G, Liu YB, and Wang Y contributed new reagents and analytic tools; Pang XL, Wang Y, and Zhang B analyzed data; Zhang B wrote the manuscript.
Supported by A Grant from the National Natural Science Foundation of China, No. 30870746
Correspondence to: Dr. Bo Zhang, Department of Medical Genetics, Third Military Medical University, 30 Gaotanyan Street, Shapingba District, Chongqing 400038, China. bo_zhang@yahoo.com
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Received: September 16, 2012
Revised: December 26, 2012
Accepted: January 5, 2013
Published online: March 21, 2013
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