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One of the hallmarks of cancer is the upregulation of glycolysis, both in aerobic and hypoxic conditions, triggering the acidification of the extracellular region, while normal cells have a reduced capability of surviving at low pH values.
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Hiremath, S., Sonner, S., Surulescu, C., Zhigun, A. (2020). Acidic Dance. In: Matthäus, F., Matthäus, S., Harris, S., Hillen, T. (eds) The Art of Theoretical Biology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-33471-0_42
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