Background and Methods: In Paget's disease of the breast, the epidermis of the nipple is
infiltrated by large neoplastic cells of glandular origin. It has been hypothesized that the spread …

Two different receptors which bind angiotensin II specifically have been identified in
humans and were designated angiotensin II type-1 receptor (AT 1 ) and angiotensin II type-2 …

Melanoma in children is rare. Nevertheless, it is imperative that clinicians be aware that
melanoma does occur in childhood. Yet there is very little information available on the clinico‐…

Binding of angiotensin II on the angiotensin II type-1 receptor induces cell growth, while
triggering via the angiotensin II type-2 (AT 2 ) receptor causes an opposing effect of growth …

The neu-protein is overexpressed in about 20% of invasive duct cell carcinomas of the
breast. The only reliable sign for neu-overexpression by immunohistochemistry is membrane …

Overexpression of the neu-protein, evidenced as membrane staining by immunohistochemistry,
is detected in approximately 20% of invasive duct cell carcinomas, in approximately 50…

Wound healing is a complex process of which growth and motility are essential features.
The aim of this study was to search for keratinocyte‐derived secreted factors that may play a …

Women with unwanted hair growth on the face, neck and body have social and physical
problems which are encountered daily in dermatological and cosmetic practices. Female …

… Western blot analysis was done as previously described (De Potter et al., 1989~). Westem
blot … De Craene for the statistical analysis. C. De Potter was supported by a grant from the …

Because of its distinctive ability to act as a mitogen, a mitogen and a morphogen, hepatocyte
growth factor/ scatter factor (HGF/SF) has all the characteristics of a molecule able to …