| Literature DB >> 6089338 |
Abstract
Four surface antigens previously recognized only in macrophages are present on human small cell lung carcinoma cells and tumors. Cancerous cells may arise from macrophage precursors in bone marrow, and these precursors migrate to lung to participate in the repair of damaged tissue produced by continuous heavy smoking. The characteristic presence of neuropeptides such as bombesin in small cell carcinoma, when considered along with these findings, presents new possibilities for the role of such peptides in nervous, endocrine, and immune system function.Entities:
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Year: 1984 PMID: 6089338 DOI: 10.1126/science.6089338
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Science ISSN: 0036-8075 Impact factor: 47.728