Article
Cell lineage markers in human pancreatic cancer.
Cancer - 15 Nov 1990
Kim J H, Ho S B, Montgomery C K, Kim Y S
Abstract excerpt
The normal pancreas consists of three major cell types or lineages that share a common embryologic origin from pluripotent endodermal precursors. The type of cell that undergoes neoplastic transformation to form a pancreatic carcinoma is controversial and may influence the phenotype and biologic...
Topics
- Biomarkers
- Carcinoembryonic Antigen
- Humans
- Islets of Langerhans
- Muramidase
- Pancreas
- Pancreatic Neoplasms
- Phenotype