Epidermal growth factor, epidermal growth factor receptor, and transforming growth factor-α in human hyperplastic prostate tissue: Expression and cellular localization

Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 81, Issue 11, 1996, Pages 4148-4154

  De Bellis, Alessandra ^a,b   Ghiandi, Paola ^a   Comerci, Alessandra ^a   Fiorelli, Gianna ^a   Grappone, Cecilia ^a   Milani, Stefano ^a   Salerno, Roberto ^a   Marra, Fabio ^a   Serio, Mario ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^b Endocrine Unit   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENTARY DNA; EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR; EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR RECEPTOR; MESSENGER RNA; RNA; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR ALPHA;

ARTICLE; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; MALE; MALIGNANT TRANSFORMATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE CARCINOMA; PROSTATE HYPERTROPHY; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMANS; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; KIDNEY; MALE; PLACENTA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREGNANCY; PROSTATIC HYPERPLASIA; RECEPTOR, EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR; RNA, MESSENGER; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR ALPHA;

EID: 0029847005     PISSN: 0021972X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/jc.81.11.4148     Document Type: Article

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