A novel potential role of pituitary gonadotropins in the pathogenesis of human colorectal cancer.

Colorectal cancer (CRC) is a leading cause of death in the western world, and its incidence increases with patient age. It is also known that with age there occur changes in the levels of certain hormones, including an increase in the secretion of pituitary gonadotropins (PtGs) as a result of the lo...

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Main Authors: Wojciech Marlicz, Agata Poniewierska-Baran, Sylwia Rzeszotek, Rafał Bartoszewski, Karolina Skonieczna-Żydecka, Teresa Starzyńska, Mariusz Z Ratajczak
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5832186?pdf=render