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NEUROENDOCRINE MARKERS Flashcards

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Transmembrane protein associated with presynaptic vesicles of
neurons. It has been identified in normal neurons and neuroendocrine cells.

A. a. Neuron-specific enolase NSE
b. Synaptophysin
c. 38kD
d.Chromogranin

A

c. 38kD

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is an isoenzyme marker whose presence in tissue provides strong evidence of neural or neuroendocrine differentiation

a. Neuron-specific enolase NSE
b. Synaptophysin
c. 38kD
d.Chromogranin

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a. Neuron-specific enolase NSE

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Found in the neural secretory granules of endocrine tissues, and is recognized as a marker for neuroendocrine differentiation.

A. a. Neuron-specific enolase NSE
b. Synaptophysin
c. 38kD
d.Chromogranin

A

d .Chromogranin

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produced by the placental syncytiotrophoblasts in late pregnancy, and is used as a marker for germ cell tumors, particularly germinomas.

A. Synaptophysin
B. Chromogranin
C. HCG (Human chorionic gonadotropin)

A

A. Synaptophysin

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. Synaptophysin

A. 35KD
B.38KD
C.51KD

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B.38KD

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