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The role of Neurotensin and its receptors in non-gastrointestinal cancers: a review

BACKGROUND: Neurotensin, originally isolated in 1973 has both endocrine and neuromodulator activity and acts through its three main receptors. Their role in promoting tumour cell proliferation, migration, DNA synthesis has been studied in a wide range of cancers. Expression of Neurotensin and its re...

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Main Authors: Nikolaou, Stella, Qiu, Shengyang, Fiorentino, Francesca, Simillis, Constantinos, Rasheed, Shahnawaz, Tekkis, Paris, Kontovounisios, Christos
Format: Online Article Text
Language:English
Published: BioMed Central 2020
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Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7183616/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32336282
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12964-020-00569-y