The activity and expression of thymidine phosphorylase in human solid tumours

European Journal of Cancer Part A

Volumn 32, Issue 7, 1996, Pages 1227-1232

  Takebayashi, Y ^a,b   Yamada, K ^b   Miyadera, K ^a,c   Sumizawa, T ^a   Furukawa, T ^a   Kinoshita, F ^b   Aoki, D ^b   Okumura, H ^b   Yamada, Y ^c   Akiyama, S I ^a   Aikou, T ^b  

^a Institute for Cancer Research   (Japan)

^b KAGOSHIMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c TAIHO PHARMACEUTICAL CO LTD   (Japan)

Author keywords

platelet derived endothelial cell growth factor; thymidine phosphorylase; tumour infiltrative lymphocytes

Indexed keywords

PLATELET DERIVED ENDOTHELIAL CELL GROWTH FACTOR; THYMIDINE PHOSPHORYLASE;

ANGIOGENESIS; ANTIGEN EXPRESSION; ARTICLE; CELL PROLIFERATION; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; ENZYME ACTIVITY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; KUPFFER CELL; LYMPHOCYTIC INFILTRATION; MACROPHAGE ACTIVATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOLID TUMOR; TUMOR ASSOCIATED LEUKOCYTE;

EID: 0001340091     PISSN: 09598049     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0959-8049(96)00061-5     Document Type: Article

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