Open AccessExpression of type IV collagen in different histological grades of oral squamous cell carcinoma: An immunohistochemical study
Author(s) -
Pankaj Agarwal,
Ram Ballabh
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
journal of cancer research and therapeutics/journal of cancer research and therapeutics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.475
H-Index - 39
eISSN - 0973-1482
pISSN - 1998-4138
DOI - 10.4103/0973-1482.113382
Subject(s) - staining , pathology , immunohistochemistry , basement membrane , basal cell , carcinoma , positive staining , exact test , biology , medicine
The aim of this study was to evaluate the expression of type IV collagen in three histological grades of oral squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) in comparison with that in normal oral mucosa, to determine whether this protein can be used as a marker in early detection of the biological behavior of phenotypically altered cells.