Cancer-Associated Fibroblasts Build and Secure the Tumor Microenvironment

Tianyi Liu1, Linli Zhou1, Danni Li2, Thomas Andl3, Yuhang Zhang1
1Division of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, United States
2College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Guangxi University for Nationalities, Nanning, China
3Burnett School of Biomedical Sciences, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL, United States

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