Chromogranin A: Its role in endocrine function and as an endocrine and neuroendocrine tumor marker

Endocrine Reviews

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 1991, Pages 181-187

  Deftos, Leonard J ^a  

^a VA SAN DIEGO HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHROMOGRANIN A; PARATHYROID HORMONE DERIVATIVE; TUMOR MARKER;

ADRENAL GLAND; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COW; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; REVIEW; SWINE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL; CHROMOGRANINS; ENDOCRINE DISEASES; ENDOCRINE GLANDS; HUMAN; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; NEOPLASMS; NERVOUS SYSTEM NEOPLASMS; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, NON-P.H.S.; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, P.H.S.; TUMOR MARKERS, BIOLOGICAL;

EID: 0025793164     PISSN: 0163769X     EISSN: 0163769X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/edrv-12-2-181     Document Type: Article

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