Application of natural killer cells in pancreatic cancer (Review)
- Authors:
- Xiaobo Peng
- Ling Chen
- Yuan Jiao
- Yujie Wang
- Zhibin Hao
- Xianbao Zhan
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Affiliations: Department of Oncology, Changhai Hospital Affiliated to Naval Military Medical University, Shanghai 200433, P.R. China - Published online on: July 8, 2021 https://doi.org/10.3892/ol.2021.12908
- Article Number: 647
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