Cytokines and Exocrine Pancreatic Cancer: Is There a Link?

  • Daniela Basso Department of Laboratory Medicine, University Hospital of Padua. Padua, Italy
  • Mario Plebani Department of Laboratory Medicine, University Hospital of Padua. Padua, Italy
Keywords: Cytokines, Pancreatic Neoplasms

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Image: Schematic representation of TGFbeta1 signal transduction pathway via Smad proteins.

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Schematic representation of TGFbeta1 signal transduction pathway via Smad proteins
Published
2016-06-13
How to Cite
BassoD., & PlebaniM. (2016). Cytokines and Exocrine Pancreatic Cancer: Is There a Link?. JOP. Journal of the Pancreas, 1(2), 19-23. https://doi.org/10.6092/1590-8577/422
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