BACKGROUND. Interleukin (IL)-6 plays a central role as a differentiation and growth factor of tumor cells. It may be hypothesized that increased serum IL-6 derives from the tumor tissue, and that serum IL-6 levels consequently reflect the biologic characteristics of the tumor. The authors investigat
Factor X-activating activity in patients with colorectal carcinoma
โ Scribed by R. Dover; Nicola L. M. Goeting; I. Taylor; O. S. Roath; Dr J. L. Francis
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1987
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 380 KB
- Volume
- 74
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0007-1323
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