Acromegaly and anaplastic astrocytoma: coincidence or pathophysiological relation?

Insulin-like growth factor type I (IGF-I) is an important promoter in the tumorigenesis of several extracranial and intracranial neoplasms. In astrocytic-cell tumors, the role of autocrine and paracrine IGF-I expression in enhancing tumoral progression is well established. However, the influence of...

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Principais autores: Fernandez, A, Karavitaki, N, Ansorge, O, Fazal-Sanderson, V, Wass, J
Formato: Journal article
Idioma:English
Publicado em: 2008