Leucine deprivation proves deadly to malignant melanoma cells

Monday, May 16, 2011 - 12:00 in Health & Medicine

Whitehead Institute researchers have found that depriving human melanoma cells of the essential amino acid leucine can be lethal to the cells, suggesting a possible strategy for therapeutic intervention.

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