The expression and role of TRPV2 in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma

Michihiro Kudou1, Atsushi Shiozaki2, Yuzo Yamazato1

  • 1Division of Digestive Surgery, Department of Surgery, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Kyoto, 602-8566, Japan.

Scientific Reports
|November 7, 2019
PubMed
Abstract

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