Research Article

Connexin43 Expression Increases in the Epithelium and Stroma along the Colonic Neoplastic Progression Pathway: Implications for Its Oncogenic Role

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The difference in Cx43 expression in the stromal component in normal mucosa and colonic adenocarcinoma (original magnification ×200). Cx43 reactivity was stronger in the stromal components adjacent to cancerous epithelium than benign epithelium: normal (Cx43 score ), cancer (Cx43 score ).
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