Ghrelin and pre-proghrelin immunoreactive cells in gastric neuroendocrine tumors associated with atrophic body gastritis Grelina e pré-progrelina em tumores neuroendócrinos do estômago associados à gastrite atrófica do corpo
INTRODUCTION: Ghrelin is a 28 amino acid peptide secreted mainly by endocrine cells present in the gastric mucosa and acknowledged as an endogenous releaser of growth hormone. The immunohistochemical expression of ghrelin has been described in neuroendocrine tumors, and it is believed that may exert...
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Sociedade Brasileira de Patologia Clínica
2010-08-01
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| Series: | Jornal Brasileiro de Patologia e Medicina Laboratorial |
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| Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1676-24442010000400011 |