Acta Vet. Brno 2021, 90: 191-200

https://doi.org/10.2754/avb202190020191

Determining the expression levels of circulating tumour cell markers in canine mammary tumours

Zeynep Günay Uçmak1, Özlem Timirci Kahraman2, Güldal İnal Gültekin3, Sevgin Değirmencioğlu4, İlhan Yaylım2, Kazım Güvenç1

1Istanbul University-Cerrahpaşa, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Istanbul, Turkey
2Istanbul University, Aziz Sancar Institute of Experimental Medicine, Department of Molecular Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey
3Istanbul Okan University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Physiology, Istanbul, Turkey
4Istanbul Arel University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Biochemistry, Istanbul, Turkey

Received December 28, 2020
Accepted May 26, 2021

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