## Background: Connective tissue growth factor (ctgf) predominantly is expressed in hypertrophic chondrocytes and its specific receptors are demonstrated on chondrocytic cells. therefore, ctgf may be involved in the proliferation and/or differentiation of cartilage cells. in the current study, ctgf
Connective Tissue Growth Factor Gene Expression Alters Tumor Progression in Esophageal Cancer
✍ Scribed by Alexander Koliopanos; Helmut Friess; Fabio F. di Mola; When-Hao Tang; Darius Kubulus; David Brigstock; Arthur Zimmermann; Markus W. Büchler
- Book ID
- 105977988
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 2002
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 791 KB
- Volume
- 26
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0364-2313
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