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. 1991 Jun;63(6):933–936. doi: 10.1038/bjc.1991.204

Bombesin stimulates proliferation of human breast cancer cells in culture.

J Nelson 1, M Donnelly 1, B Walker 1, J Gray 1, C Shaw 1, R F Murphy 1
PMCID: PMC1972554  PMID: 2069848

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