Identification and comparative analysis of thymidine phosphorylase in the plasma of healthy subjects and cancer patients: Brief communication

Journal of the National Cancer Institute

Volumn 58, Issue 6, 1977, Pages 1587-1590

  Pauly, John L ^a   Schuller, Mark G ^a   Zelcer, Alan A ^a   Kirss, Tiina A ^a   Gore, Stacey S ^a   Germain, Margit J ^a  

^a ROSWELL PARK CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RADIOISOTOPE; THYMIDINE PHOSPHORYLASE;

CANCER; DIAGNOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PLASMA;

HUMANS; NEOPLASMS; PENTOSYLTRANSFERASES; THYMIDINE; THYMIDINE PHOSPHORYLASE; THYMINE; URACIL; URIDINE;

EID: 0017395846     PISSN: 00278874     EISSN: 14602105     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jnci/58.6.1587     Document Type: Article

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