Cannabinoid receptor-2 immunoreactivity is associated with survival in squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck

British Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

Volumn 51, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 604-609

  Klein Nulent, Thomas J W ^a   Van Diest, Paul J ^a   Van Der Groep, Petra ^a   Leusink, Frank K J ^a   Kruitwagen, Cas L J J ^a   Koole, Ronald ^a   Van Cann, Ellen M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Cannabinoid receptor 2; Cannabinoids; CB2 receptor; Head and neck squamous cell carcinoma; Prognosis; Survival

Indexed keywords

CANNABINOID 1 RECEPTOR; CANNABINOID 2 RECEPTOR;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIBODY BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; CANCER SURVIVAL; DESCRIPTIVE RESEARCH; DISEASE SPECIFIC SURVIVAL; FEMALE; HEAD AND NECK SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OVERALL SURVIVAL; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; TITRIMETRY;

CANNABINOID RECEPTOR 2; CANNABINOIDS; CB2 RECEPTOR; HEAD AND NECK SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA; PROGNOSIS; SURVIVAL;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CARCINOMA, SQUAMOUS CELL; FEMALE; HEAD AND NECK NEOPLASMS; HUMAN PAPILLOMAVIRUS 16; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; KAPLAN-MEIER ESTIMATE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROGNOSIS; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; RECEPTOR, CANNABINOID, CB2;

EID: 84883819851     PISSN: 02664356     EISSN: 15321940     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bjoms.2013.03.015     Document Type: Article

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