Gastrin in Human Bronchogenic Carcinomas: Constant Expression but Variable Processing of Progastrin

Cancer Research

Volumn 49, Issue 11, 1989, Pages 2840-2843

  Rehfeld, Jens F ^a   Bardram, Linda ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GASTRIN; PROGASTRIN; RADIOISOTOPE;

GENE EXPRESSION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LUNG ADENOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROCHOLECYSTOKININ;

BASE SEQUENCE; CARCINOMA, BRONCHOGENIC; CHOLECYSTOKININ; CHROMATOGRAPHY, GEL; GASTRINS; HUMAN; LUNG NEOPLASMS; NEOPLASM PROTEINS; PROTEIN PRECURSORS; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T;

EID: 0024374893     PISSN: 00085472     EISSN: 15387445     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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