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Association between areca-stimulated vimentin expression and the progression of head and neck cancers.
Head & neck - 1 Feb 2012
Tseng Yu-Hsin, Chang Kuo-Wei, Yang Cheng-Chieh, Liu Chung-Ji, Kao Shou-Yen, Liu Tsung-Yun, Lin Shu-Chun
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BACKGROUND: Areca nut chewing is a common oral habit of Asians that is closely associated with the high incidence of head and neck carcinoma. The purpose of this study was to investigate the impacts of areca nut chewing on neoplastic process of head and neck carcinoma. METHODS: Head and neck carcinoma cells were treated with areca nut extract to perceive the phenotypic impacts. Tumor tissues were analyzed with...
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