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Determination of urokinase-type plasminogen activator serum levels in healthy and oncologic cats.

Year: 2020

Type: article

Abstract: -test. The average serum concentration of uPA in cancerous cats (0.54 ± 0.22 ng/mL) differed from that of healthy cats (1.10 ± 1.16 ng/mL) but was not significantly influenced by cats' clinicopathological parameters or by the presence of metastases. This study describes, for the first time, the serum concentrations of uPA in cats and proposes directions for future studies to uncover the relevance of uPAS in feline carcinogenesis.

Source: PubMed

Authors: Cláudia Viegas, Augusto J de Matos, Liliana R Leite-Martins, Inês Viegas, Rui R F Ferreira, Hugo Gregório, Andreia A Santos

Institutions: Universidade do Porto, Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Albel Salazar, Universidade Lusófona de Humanidades e Tecnologias

Language: English

Topic: Veterinary Oncology Research

Subfield: Small Animals

Field: Veterinary

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W3013660736

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