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Angiogenesis
Study results from University of Athens update understanding of angiogenesis
September 16th, 2008
In this recent article published in the journal Anticancer Research, scientists in Piraeus, Greece conducted a study "To investigate the expression of metalloproteinase (MMP) -2, MMP-9 and tissue inhibitor of MMP (TIMP) -2 in pancreatic ductal and ampullary carcinoma and to test the findings for correlation with angiogenesis and several clinicopathological parameters. Paraffin sections from 32 pancreatic ductal adenocarcinomas and 17 ampullary carcinomas were assessed for the expression of MMP-2, MMP-9 and TIMP-2 by immunohistochemistry." "Stromal and epithelial staining was evaluated separately. Moreover, sections stained immunohistochemically with anti-CD34...
Source: Cancer Weekly (2008-09-16)
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