Expression of stem-cell factor and its receptor c-kit protein in normal testicular tissue and malignant germ-cell tumours

Journal of Cancer Research and Clinical Oncology

Volumn 122, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 301-306

  Bokemeyer, Carsten ^a,b   Kuczyk, Markus A ^a   Dunn, Theresa ^a   Serth, Jürgen ^a   Hartmann, Kristin ^a   Jonasson, Jens ^a   Pietsch, Torsten ^c   Jonas, Udo ^a   Schmoll, Hans Joachim ^a  

^a HANNOVER MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BONN   (Germany)

Author keywords

c kit proto oncogene; Growth stimulation; Spermatogenesis; Stem cell factor (SCF); Testicular cancer

Indexed keywords

STEM CELL FACTOR; STEM CELL FACTOR RECEPTOR;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GROWTH STIMULATION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTO ONCOGENE; SPERMATOGENESIS; TESTIS; TESTIS CANCER;

GERMINOMA; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; PROTO-ONCOGENE PROTEINS C-KIT; STEM CELL FACTOR; TESTICULAR NEOPLASMS; TESTIS; TUMOR CELLS, CULTURED;

EID: 0029865054     PISSN: 01715216     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF01261407     Document Type: Article

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