If you have an active vagus nerve, cancer stage may no longer be important

Journal of Biological Regulators and Homeostatic Agents

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 195-201

  Gidron, Yori ^a   De Couck, M ^a   De Greve, J ^a,b  

^a VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL   (Belgium)

^b UZ Brussel   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Cancer prognosis; Cancer stage; Homeostasis; Moderation; Vagal nerve activity

Indexed keywords

AGED; CARCINOEMBRYONIC ANTIGEN; COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM STAGING; PROSTATE-SPECIFIC ANTIGEN; PROSTATIC NEOPLASMS; TUMOR BURDEN; TUMOR MARKERS, BIOLOGICAL; VAGUS NERVE;

EID: 84905673127     PISSN: 0393974X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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