A Granulin-Like Growth Factor Secreted by the Carcinogenic Liver Fluke, Opisthorchis viverrini, Promotes Proliferation of Host Cells

The human liver fluke, Opisthorchis viverrini, infects millions of people throughout south-east Asia and is a major cause of cholangiocarcinoma, or cancer of the bile ducts. The mechanisms by which chronic infection with O. viverrini results in cholangiocarcinogenesis are multi-factorial, but one su...

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Autores principales: Smout, Michael J., Laha, Thewarach, Mulvenna, Jason, Sripa, Banchob, Suttiprapa, Sutas, Jones, Alun, Brindley, Paul J., Loukas, Alex
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2009
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2749447/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19816559
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1000611

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2749447/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19816559
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1000611

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