Immunohistochemical study of arginase in cancer of the stomach

Virchows Archiv

Volumn 428, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 325-331

  Wu, Chew Wun ^a   Chung, Wen Wei ^a   Chi, Chin Wen ^a   Kao, Hwa Li ^a   Lui, Wing Yiu ^a   P'eng, Fang Ku ^a   Wang, Soo Ray ^a  

^a NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Arginase; Gastric cancer; Immunohistochemistry

Indexed keywords

ARGINASE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER CELL CULTURE; CELL INFILTRATION; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME LOCALIZATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; LEIOMYOMA; LEIOMYOSARCOMA; MACROPHAGE; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STOMACH ADENOCARCINOMA; STOMACH ULCER;

EID: 0029791745     PISSN: 09456317     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00202199     Document Type: Article

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