Study of morphological alterations of the adrenal glands in the neoplastic cachexia <br> Estudo das alterações morfológicas da glândula adrenal na caquexia neoplásica

Advanced cancer occurs with nutritional and metabolic alterations that characterize neoplastic cachexia. When homeostasis is compromised, the adrenal glands have a fundamental role in the neuroendocrine response. Our purpose in this research was to study morphological alterations of the adrenal glan...

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Main Authors: Tânia Longo Mazzuco, Karina Garcia Cotrim, Alexandre Yukio Saito, Marcelo Abbá Macioszek, Eveline Aparecida Isquierdo Fonseca
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Estadual de Londrina 2009-01-01
Series:Semina: Ciências Biológicas e da Saúde
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Online Access:http://www.uel.br/revistas/uel/index.php/seminabio/article/view/4345