Gastroenterology / Original Article
Expression of procaspase 3 and activated caspase 3 and its relevance in hormone-responsive gallbladder carcinoma chemotherapy
Sanjeev Kumar Maurya, Mallika Tewari, Bechan Sharma, Hari Shanker Shukla
Korean J Intern Med. 2013;28(5):573-578. Published online August 14, 2013
Background/AimsThe higher incidence of gallbladder cancer (GBC) in females has been accredited to the involvement of hormones. The clinical implications of sex hormone receptors in GBC are well established. Cysteine proteases (such as caspase-3-9, etc.) are known to play a cen..
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