Elevated serum transforming growth factor β1 level in primary lung cancer patients with finger clubbing

European Journal of Clinical Investigation

Volumn 26, Issue 9, 1996, Pages 820-823

  Hirakata, Y ^a  

^a NAGASAKI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Finger clubbing; Insulin like growth factor I; Primary lung cancer; Transforming growth factor 1

Indexed keywords

SOMATOMEDIN C; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA1;

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD GAS ANALYSIS; CIGARETTE SMOKING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLUBBING FINGERS; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; LUNG CANCER; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0029846097     PISSN: 00142972     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2362.1996.2260560.x     Document Type: Article

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