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Oxidative Medicine and Cellular Longevity
Volume 2015 (2015), Article ID 654594, 15 pages
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/654594
Review Article

Transforming Growth Factor-Beta and Oxidative Stress Interplay: Implications in Tumorigenesis and Cancer Progression

Jelena Krstić, Drenka Trivanović, Slavko Mojsilović, and Juan F. Santibanez

Laboratory for Experimental Hematology and Stem Cells, Institute for Medical Research, University of Belgrade, Dr. Subotića 4, 11129 Belgrade, Serbia

Received 11 January 2015; Revised 20 March 2015; Accepted 13 April 2015

Academic Editor: Angel Catalá

Copyright © 2015 Jelena Krstić et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

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