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[Research advances in molecular biology of carotid body tumor].
Shanghai kou qiang yi xue = Shanghai journal of stomatology - 1 Apr 2009
Zhou Qin, Zheng Jia-Wei
Abstract excerpt
The carotid body (CB) is a highly specialized small organ located at the bifurcation of the common carotid artery in the neck and plays an important role in acute adaptation to hypoxia, which is the most common tumor site in head and neck paragangliomas. Although carotid body tumors (CBTs) are mo...
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