Transforming growth factor α immunoreactivity. A study in hepatocellular carcinoma and in non-neoplastic liver tissue

Background. Transforming growth factor alpha (TGFα) is an important mitogen that binds to epidermal growth factor receptor and is associated with the development of several tumors.Aims. Assessment of the immunoexpression of TGFα in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) and in non-neoplastic liver tissue an...

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Main Authors: Vera Lucia Pannain, José Rodrigo Morais, Osmar Damasceno-Ribeiro, Venâncio Avancini-Alves
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2012-07-01
Series:Annals of Hepatology
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1665268119314632