## Abstract ## BACKGROUND The endogenous opioid peptide, [Met^5^]βenkephalin, termed opioid growth factor (OGF), interacts with its receptor (OGFr) to play a role as a constitutively expressed inhibitory growth factor in the proliferation of epithelial cells. This study compared protein and gene e
Opioid growth factor enhances tumor growth inhibition and increases the survival of paclitaxel-treated mice with squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck
β Scribed by Jeffrey R. Jaglowski; Ian S. Zagon; Brendan C. Stack; Michael F. Verderame; Alphonse E. Leure-duPree; Jeffrey D. Manning; Patricia J. McLaughlin
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 2005
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 257 KB
- Volume
- 56
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0344-5704
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