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Galectin 3 (recombinant) | Amerigo Scientific

Galectin-3 belongs to the lectin family and is a carbohydrate binding protein. It is predominantly expressed in the colonic and intestinal epithelium. It is also found in the activated macrophages, fibroblasts, tumor cells. The marker is associated with cancer, inflammation and fibrosis, heart disease and stroke. There are various research papers which have suggested different uses of Galectin-3 as a diagnostic marker; a pre-surgical marker for thyroid carcinoma, cell proliferation stimulant, differentiation of benign and malignant thyroid neoplasms, analysis of colorectal cancer progression and Crohns disease. It also has the ability to chemo attract human blood monocytes and macrophages.

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Amerigo Scientific is a distribution company focused on providing critical products and services to the biomedical and life science research communities. Although a new company, Amerigo Scientific's founder has had more than 20 years of rich experience in the biomedical and biochemical fields, and has established close contacts with key personnel in...
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