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Cobalt chloride stimulates phosphoinositide 3-kinase/Akt signaling through the epidermal growth factor receptor in oral squamous cell carcinoma

MI HEON RYU^1,a, JEONG HEE PARK^1,a, JI EUN PARK¹, JIN CHUNG², CHANG HUN LEE³AND HAE RYOUN PARK^1*

1. Department of Oral Pathology, School of Dentistry, Pusan National University, Beomeo-ri, Mulgeum-Eup, Yangsan 626870, South Korea
2. Department of Oral Microbiology, School of Dentistry, Pusan National University, Beomeo-ri, Mulgeum-Eup, Yangsan 626-870, South Korea
3. Department of Pathology, School of Medicine, Pusan National University, Beomo-ri, Mulgeum-Eup, Yangsan, South Korea
a.These authors contributed equally to this work.

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