Immunohistochemical Analysis of Vimentin in Oral Submucous Fibrosis
Background. Oral submucous fibrosis (OSF), a precancerous condition, is characterized by abnormal accumulation of collagen fibers in oral submucosa. Vimentin is a Class 2 intermediate filament (IF) and primarily expressed in cells of mesenchymal origin. Vimentin is also found to be involved in cell...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Hindawi Limited
2013-01-01
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| Series: | Journal of Cancer Epidemiology |
| Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/549041 |