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Citation: The PLOS ONE Editors (2023) Expression of Concern: Insulin Protects Cardiac Myocytes from Doxorubicin Toxicity by Sp1-Mediated Transactivation of Survivin. PLoS ONE 18(5): e0285865. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0285865
Published: May 11, 2023
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