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Increased expression of TRPV1 in squamous cell carcinoma of the human tongue
23 Mar 2009
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVES: Recent reports have unambiguously identified the presence and the growth-modulatory role of transient receptor potential vanilloid-1 (TRPV1), a central integrator of pain sensation, on numerous non-neuronal cell types and, of great importance, in certain malignancies. In this study, we have investigated the molecular expression of TRPV1 in the human tongue and its high-incidence malignant (squamous...
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