Serum ghrelin levels in papillary thyroid carcinoma

ABSTRACT Objective Ghrelin plays a role in several processes of cancer progression, and numerous cancer types express ghrelin and its receptor. We aimed to investigate serum levels of ghrelin in patients with papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC) and its association with the prognostic factors in PTC....

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Main Authors: Bekir Ucan, Mustafa Sahin, Muhammed Kizilgul, Mustafa Ozbek, Seyda Ozdemir, Mustafa Calıskan, Erman Cakal
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Brazilian Society of Endocrinology and Metabolism 2017-09-01
Series:Archives of Endocrinology and Metabolism
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S2359-39972017000500464&lng=en&tlng=en