Immunoexpression of cleaved caspase-3 shows lower apoptotic area indices in lip carcinomas than in intraoral cancer

ABSTRACT Objective This study aimed to evaluate apoptosis by assessing cleaved caspase-3 immunoexpression in hyperplastic, potentially malignant disorder (PMD), and malignant tumors in intraoral and lower lip sites. Material and Methods A retrospective study using paraffin blocks with tissues fr...

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Main Authors: Ana Flávia Schueler de Assumpção LEITE, Vagner Gonçalves BERNARDO, Luisa Aguirre BUEXM, Eliene Carvalho da FONSECA, Licínio Esmeraldo da SILVA, Danielle Resende Camisasca BARROSO, Simone de Queiroz Chaves LOURENÇO
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of São Paulo
Series:Journal of Applied Oral Science
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1678-77572016000400359&lng=en&tlng=en