Distinct photo-oxidation-induced cell death pathways lead to selective killing of human breast cancer cells
Ancély Ferreira dos SantosAlex InagueGabriel Santos AriniLetícia Ferreira TerraRosangela A.M. WailemannAndré C. PimentelMarcos Y. YoshinagaRicardo SilvaDivinomar SeverinoDaria Raquel Queiroz de AlmeidaVinícius M. GomesAlexandre Bruni‐CardosoWalter R. TerraSayuri MiyamotoMaurı́cio S. BaptistaLetícia Labriola
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