British Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Volume 48, Issue 1 , Pages 30-36 , January 2010

Downregulation of Notch1 and its potential correlation with epidermal growth factor receptor signalling in tongue squamous cell carcinoma

  • Hong-jie Huang

      Affiliations

    • Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, School of Stomatology, Zhejiang University, No. 395 Yan-An St, Hangzhou 310006, PR China
    • School of Clinical Medicine, Hangzhou Normal University, PR China
    • ,
  • Fei-yun Ping

      Affiliations

    • The Second Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University, PR China
    • ,
  • Ji-an Hu

      Affiliations

    • School of Stomatology, Zhejiang University, PR China
    • ,
  • Shi-fang Zhao

      Affiliations

    • Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, School of Stomatology, Zhejiang University, No. 395 Yan-An St, Hangzhou 310006, PR China
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +86 571 87217388; fax: +86 571 87217433.

,Accepted 6 March 2009.

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PII: S0266-4356(09)00090-4

doi: 10.1016/j.bjoms.2009.03.008

British Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Volume 48, Issue 1 , Pages 30-36 , January 2010

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