Endocrine Abstracts

Endocrine tumors differ from other tumors in that that they use specific pathways to synthesize, store, and release hormones, their metabolites, or precursors; these tumors may differentially express specific receptors or transporters located in either the cell membrane or intracellular space. Additionally, they can uptake released hormones back into their cells. These characteristics allow for the existence of several (neuro)endocrine, tumor-specific markers that can be used ...