The Association between Gelatinase B and Lung Cancer in Smokers and Non-Smokers

Background: Gelatinase B is not only involved in metastasis, but also alters and processes growth factors, growth factor receptors, angiogenic factors, and other proteinases and thus affects early carcinogenesis. In other words, it has a fundamental role in initiation and development of cancer. Gene...

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Main Authors: Majid Motovali-Bashi, Simin Hemmati, Somayeh Taghvaei
Format: Article
Language:fas
Published: Vesnu Publications 2012-11-01
Series:مجله دانشکده پزشکی اصفهان
Online Access:http://jims.mui.ac.ir/index.php/jims/article/view/1521