## Abstract ## BACKGROUND: Research suggests that glucose levels in cancer patients may be an important prognostic indicator. In ovarian tumors, increased expression of glucose transporter 1 (GLUT1), a transmembrane protein responsible for glucose uptake, is related to shorter survival time in ova
Mucin production as a prognostic factor in resected pancreatic carcinoma
โ Scribed by Pierre-Edouard Queneau; Massimo Usel; Christine Bouchardy
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2001
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 37 KB
- Volume
- 76
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0022-4790
- DOI
- 10.1002/jso.1051
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