Vascular endothelial growth factor: Expression in human vulvar neoplastic and nonneoplastic tissues

Journal of Reproductive Medicine for the Obstetrician and Gynecologist

Volumn 41, Issue 11, 1996, Pages 844-848

  Doldi, Nicola ^a   Origoni, Massimo ^a   Bassan, Marianna ^a   Ferrari, Davide ^a   Rossi, Maria ^a   Ferrari, Augusto ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

growth factors; vascular endothelial growth factor; vulvar neoplasms

Indexed keywords

ACTIN; COMPLEMENTARY DNA; DEOXYCYTIDINE TRIPHOSPHATE; MESSENGER RNA; NYLON; PYROXYLIN; RNA; VASCULOTROPIN;

ARTICLE; BIOPSY; CHRONIC INFLAMMATION; COLPOSCOPY; DENSITOMETRY; DNA PROBE; DOT HYBRIDIZATION; FEMALE; GENE; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPERPLASIA; LICHEN PLANUS; LICHEN SCLEROSUS ET ATROPHICUS; PAPILLOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VIRUS INFECTION; VULVA TUMOR; WART VIRUS;

BLOTTING, NORTHERN; CARCINOMA, SQUAMOUS CELL; DNA PROBES; ENDOTHELIAL GROWTH FACTORS; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMANS; LYMPHOKINES; NUCLEIC ACID HYBRIDIZATION; PAPILLOMAVIRIDAE; PAPILLOMAVIRUS INFECTIONS; RNA, MESSENGER; TUMOR VIRUS INFECTIONS; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIAL GROWTH FACTOR A; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIAL GROWTH FACTORS; VULVAR DISEASES; VULVAR NEOPLASMS;

EID: 0029808906     PISSN: 00247758     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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