Ghrelin in fetal thyroid and follicular tumors and cell lines: Expression and effects on tumor growth

American Journal of Pathology

Volumn 162, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 645-654

  Volante, Marco ^a   Allia, Elena ^a   Fulcheri, Ezio ^b   Cassoni, Paola ^a   Ghigo, Ezio ^a   Muccioli, Giampiero ^a   Papotti, Mauro ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GHRELIN; GROWTH HORMONE SECRETAGOGUE RECEPTOR; MESSENGER RNA;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BINDING SITE; CELL PROLIFERATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FETUS; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; INFANT; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; THYROID FOLLICLE; THYROID FOLLICULAR CARCINOMA; THYROID TUMOR; TUMOR CELL LINE; TUMOR GROWTH;

EID: 0037331656     PISSN: 00029440     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9440(10)63858-8     Document Type: Article

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