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Expression of galectins in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma.
Head & neck - 1 Jan 2000
Gillenwater A, Xu X C, el-Naggar A K, Clayman G L, Lotan R
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Galectins are carbohydrate-binding proteins thought to be important for cell growth and differentiation, whose expression is altered in some tumors with aggressive phenotype. Our objective was to evaluate the expression of galectins in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC). METHODS: Fourteen HNSCC cell lines and four primary tumor specimens were evaluated using immunoblotting, and...
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