Comprehensive review of mouse models for studying cancer‑related fatigue: Methods, findings and future directions (Review)
- Authors:
- Hongxia Ge
- Cuiping Xu
- Liangliang Chu
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Affiliations: School of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan, Shandong 250355, P.R. China, Nursing Management Department, The First Affiliated Hospital of Shandong First Medical University, Jinan, Shandong 250013, P.R. China - Published online on: July 21, 2025 https://doi.org/10.3892/etm.2025.12928
- Article Number: 178
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Copyright: © Ge et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of Creative Commons Attribution License.
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