Prevalence of aberrant expression of the epidermal growth factor receptor in human cancers

British Medical Bulletin

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 1991, Pages 87-98

  Gullick, W J ^a  

^a IMPERIAL CANCER RESEARCH FUND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR RECEPTOR;

CANCER CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

GENE EXPRESSION; HUMAN; NEOPLASMS; RECEPTOR, EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR;

EID: 0026028343     PISSN: 00071420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.bmb.a072464     Document Type: Article

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