Sinusoidal Endothelial Cell Progenitor Cells Promote Tumour Progression in Patients with Hepatocellular Carcinoma

Figure 5

SEPC expression in HCC lesions of different sizes and correlations of SEPC expression with sizes of tumours of various differentiation grades. Representative immunofluorescence images of SEPC markers (CD133, CD31, and CD45) in differently sized HCC lesions (a, b). Magnification: 100x. There was a significant correlation between SEPC expression and tumour sizes in highly differentiated (c), moderately differentiated (d), and poorly differentiated (e) specimens. Scale bars: 100 μm.

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