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From: Tumor apelin, not serum apelin, is associated with the clinical features and prognosis of gastric cancer

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a shows the representative images about Apelin immunohistochemical stainings. Left, high Apelin expression sample. Apelin is expressed in cytoplasma and also in vascular endothelial cells in the tumor tissue. Right, low Apelin expression sample, Apelin are dominately expressed in vascular endothelial cells. b The serum Apelin levels between patients with GC and chronic gastritis. There is no significant difference in serum Apelin levels between two groups (2.84 ± 1.13 vs.2.52 ± 0.78, ng/mL, P = 0.453)

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