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Table 4 phospho-eIF2α protein expression.

From: Cigarette smoke induces endoplasmic reticulum stress and the unfolded protein response in normal and malignant human lung cells

  

Cellular Compartment

 

Diagnostic Group

N

Normal

Tumor

P-value

Small Cell Carcinoma

4

0.21 ± 0.42

3.00 ± 4.13

0.1833

Non-Small Cell Carcinoma

90

0.24 ± 0.72

2.61 ± 2.77

< 0.0001*

Mixed Carcinoma

8

0.04 ± 0.12

1.79 ± 2.40

0.0324*

  1. Mean immunostaining levels (± SD) and results of statistical testing for differences between the normal and tumor cell compartments for each diagnostic group.
  2. *Statistically significant (α = 0.05)
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