Expression of urokinase-type plasminogen activator and its receptor in squamous cell carcinoma of the oral tongue

Abstract Urokinase-type plasminogen activator (uPA) and its receptor (uPAR) act in the proteolysis of basement membrane and extracellular matrix structures, facilitating tumor invasion. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the relationship between these proteins and clinicopathological paramete...

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Main Author: SERPA,Marianna Sampaio (author)
Other Authors: MAFRA,Rodrigo Porpino (author), QUEIROZ,Salomão Israel Monteiro Lourenço (author), SILVA,Leorik Pereira da (author), SOUZA,Lélia Batista de (author), PINTO,Leão Pereira (author)
Format: article
Language:eng
Published: 2018
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Online Access:http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1806-83242018000100266
Country:Brazil
Oai:oai:scielo:S1806-83242018000100266