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Table 7 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

5

0.28 ± 0.18

0.39 ± 0.67

0.923

Non-Small Cell Carcinoma

93

0.90 ± 0.72

1.62 ± 1.34

< 0.0001*

Mixed Carcinoma

8

0.81 ± 0.27

1.73 ± 1.24

0.0217*

  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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