Expression of the α-Fetoprotein gene in human breast cancer

Tumor Biology

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 299-305

  Esteban, Cristine ^a   Terrier, Philippe ^c   Frayssinet, Christiane ^b   Uriel, José ^a  

^a Institute de Recherche sur le Cancer   (France)

^b Institut De Recherches Sur Le Cancer   (France)

^c INSTITUT GUSTAVE ROUSSY   (France)

Author keywords

Breast tumors; Gene; Human; Hybridization; Fetoprotein

Indexed keywords

ALPHA FETOPROTEIN;

ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FIBROBLAST; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; LYMPHOCYTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0029839915     PISSN: 10104283     EISSN: 14230380     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000217992     Document Type: Article

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