The role of eosinophils and eosinophil cationic protein in oral cancer: A review

Archives of Oral Biology

Volumn 56, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 353-358

  Pereira, Michele Conceição ^a,b,d   Oliveira, Denise Tostes ^a   Kowalski, Luiz Paulo ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO JOÃO DEL REI   (Brazil)

^c A C CAMARGO CANCER CENTER   (Brazil)

^d NONE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Eosinophil cationic protein; Eosinophils; Oral cancer; Prognosis; Squamous cell carcinoma

Indexed keywords

EOSINOPHIL CATIONIC PROTEIN;

BLOOD; EOSINOPHIL; EOSINOPHILIA; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGY; MOUTH TUMOR; REVIEW;

EOSINOPHIL CATIONIC PROTEIN; EOSINOPHILIA; EOSINOPHILS; HUMANS; MOUTH NEOPLASMS;

EID: 79952993352     PISSN: 00039969     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.archoralbio.2010.10.015     Document Type: Review

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