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Type I collagen degradation product (ICTP) gives information about the nature of bone metastases and has prognostic value in prostate cancer.
Although osteosclerotic bone metastases are characteristic of prostate cancer, mixed metastases with a lytic component are not uncommon. Type I collagen is synthesised by osteoblasts and accounts for about 90% of the organic matrix of bone. We have used new specific immunoassays for PICP (carboxy-te...
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| Lenguaje: | English |
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Nature Publishing Group
1995
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2033764/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/7734300 |