Presence of endothelial calcium-dependent nitric oxide synthase in breast apocrine metaplasia

British Journal of Cancer

Volumn 74, Issue 9, 1996, Pages 1423-1426

  Tschugguel, W ^a   Knogler, W ^a   Czerwenka, K ^a   Mildner, M ^a   Weninger, W ^a   Zeillinger, R ^a   Huber, J C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

Author keywords

Apocrine metaplasia; Breast cancer; Nitric oxide

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM ION; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE;

ANGIOGENESIS; APOCRINE GLAND; ARTICLE; BREAST TUMOR; CANCER GRADING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOTHELIUM; ENZYME SYNTHESIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALIGNANT NEOPLASTIC DISEASE; METAPLASIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TUMOR BLOOD FLOW; TUMOR DIFFERENTIATION;

EID: 0029800347     PISSN: 00070920     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/bjc.1996.559     Document Type: Article

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