Diseased cells and pH.
Diseased cells may alter their intracellular pH. This could explain such diverse activities as resistance to hormones, resistance to medications, and preferential metastasis to the same locations.
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Endocrinology Dept, Brooke Army Medical Center, San Antonio, Texas 78234.
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D000818:Animals; D006801:Humans; D006863:Hydrogen-Ion Concentration; D007107:Immune System / Q000378:metabolism; D007239:Infections / Q000378:metabolism; D007424:Intracellular Fluid / Q000378:metabolism*; D008954:Models, Biological; D009362:Neoplasm Metastasis; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000378:metabolism