Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Volume 64, Issue 4 , Pages 636-641 , April 2006

Nerve Growth Factor and Tyrosine Kinase A in Human Salivary Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma: Expression Patterns and Effects on In Vitro Invasive Behavior

  • Lei Wang, MDS

      Affiliations

    • Doctoral Student, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, School of Stomatology, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi’an, P.R. China
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  • Moyi Sun, DDS, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Professor, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, School of Stomatology, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi’an, P.R. China
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence and reprint requests to Dr Sun: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, School of Stomatology, Fourth Military Medical University, Kang Fu Road 7, Xi’an 710032, P.R. China
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  • Yuegui Jiang, DMD, MDS

      Affiliations

    • Associate Professor, Department of Conservative Dentistry, School of Stomatology, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an, P.R. China
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  • Lianjia Yang, DDS

      Affiliations

    • Professor, Department of Oral Pathology, School of Stomatology, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi’an, P.R. China
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  • Delin Lei, MDS

      Affiliations

    • Professor and Chairman, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, School of Stomatology, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi’an, P.R. China
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  • Chao Lu, BS

      Affiliations

    • Research Associate, Department of Oral Anatomy and Physiology, School of Stomatology, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi’an, P.R. China
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  • Yinghua Zhao, MDS

      Affiliations

    • Doctoral Student, Department of Prosthetic Dentistry, School of Stomatology, Fourth Military Medical Univeristy, Xi’an, P.R. China
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  • Pu Zhang, DDS, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Associate Professor, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, School of Stomatology, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi’an, P.R. China
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  • Yaowu Yang, DDS, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Associate Professor, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, School of Stomatology, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi’an, P.R. China
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  • Jianhu Li, DDS, MDS

      Affiliations

    • Attending Doctor, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, School of Stomatology, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi’an, P.R. China

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 This study was supported by grants from the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 30271424) and the Natural Science Foundation of Shannxi Province of China (No. 2002C2-06).

PII: S0278-2391(05)01995-6

doi: 10.1016/j.joms.2005.12.011

Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Volume 64, Issue 4 , Pages 636-641 , April 2006

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