Alpha1-antichymotrypsin production in PSA-producing cells is common in prostate cancer but rare in benign prostatc hyperplasia

Urology

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 1994, Pages 427-434

  Björk, Thomas ^a,b,c   Bjartell, Anders ^a,b,c   Abrahamsson, Per Anders ^a,b,c   Hulkko, Sanna ^a,b,c   di Santagnese, Anthony ^a,b,c   Lilja, Hans ^a,b,c  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ALPHA 1 ANTICHYMOTRYPSIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY; PROSTATE SPECIFIC ANTIGEN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD LEVEL; CANCER SURGERY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE; PROSTATE CANCER; PROSTATE HYPERTROPHY; TRANSURETHRAL RESECTION; TUMOR BIOPSY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALPHA 1-ANTICHYMOTRYPSIN; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGE; PROSTATE-SPECIFIC ANTIGEN; PROSTATIC HYPERPLASIA; PROSTATIC NEOPLASMS; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T;

EID: 0028177564     PISSN: 00904295     EISSN: 15279995     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0090-4295(94)90225-9     Document Type: Article

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