journal article·2021-09-03Open access

Special Issue on “Anticancer Drugs Activity and Underlying Mechanisms”

Domenico Iacopetta

Applied Sciences· Volume 11· Issue 17

Abstract

Cancer is a reputed non-communicable disease, namely a non-transmittable illness affecting humankind, which represents a major public health issue and is one of the leading causes of death worldwide [...]
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Research context

OpenAlex topics: Computational Drug Discovery Methods · Synthesis and biological activity · Histone Deacetylase Inhibitors Research

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Affiliations

Department of Pharmacy, Health and Nutritional Sciences, University of Calabria, 87036 Arcavacata di Rende, Italy

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