Endogenous cholecystokinin (CCK) expression in human pancreatic cancer

Background: CCK has been shown to stimulate growth of pancreatic cancer cells in vitro through the CCK-B receptor and in mice bearing xenografted human tumors that are treated with CCK.

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Published inPancreatology : official journal of the International Association of Pancreatology (IAP) ... [et al.] Vol. 13; no. 2; pp. e14 - e15
Main Authors Awad, C, McGovern, C, Matters, G, Smith, J.P
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Philadelphia Elsevier B.V 01.03.2013
Elsevier Limited
Subjects
Cloning
Endocrinology & Metabolism
Gastroenterology and Hepatology
Pancreatic cancer
Peptides
Rodents
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Summary:Background: CCK has been shown to stimulate growth of pancreatic cancer cells in vitro through the CCK-B receptor and in mice bearing xenografted human tumors that are treated with CCK.
ISSN:1424-3903
1424-3911
DOI:10.1016/j.pan.2012.12.104