Melatonin Immunoreactivity in Malignant Small Intestinal Neuroendocrine Tumours
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Melatonin Immunoreactivity in Malignant Small Intestinal Neuroendocrine Tumours
BACKGROUND/AIMS Small intestinal neuroendocrine tumours (SI-NETs) are derived from enterochromaffin cells. After demonstrating melatonin in enterochromaffin cells, we hypothesized that SI-NETs may express and secrete melatonin, which may have an impact on clinical factors and treatment response. METHODS Tumour tissue from 26 patients with SI-NETs, representing paired sections of primary tumou...
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عنوان ژورنال: PLOS ONE
سال: 2016
ISSN: 1932-6203
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0164354