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Establishment of a new cell line with neuronal differentiation derived from small cell neuroendocrine carcinoma of the maxillary sinus.
Oncology - 1 Jan 2004
Noguchi Kazuma, Urade Masahiro, Kishimoto Hiromitsu, Kuroda Junko, Moridera Kuniyasu, Sakurai Kazunari
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OBJECTIVE: It is well known that small cell neuroendocrine carcinoma (SNEC) arising at extrapulmonary sites has a poor prognosis and an interesting biological characterization. To understand biological characterization and elucidation of the origin of the histogenesis of SNEC, we report the establishment of a new SNEC cell line and characteristics of neuroendocrine properties including neuronal differentiation by...
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