Ectopic production of HCGβ by bladder carcinoma in vitro and in vivo

Japanese Journal of Urology

Volumn 87, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 643-649

  Morisue, Kouichi ^a   Yamanaka, Nozomu ^a   Eto, Hiroshi ^b   Kamidono, Sadao ^b   Nishimura, Ryuichiro ^c  

^a Shinko Hospital   (Japan)

^b KOBE UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c Hyogo Institute of Clinical Research   (Japan)

Author keywords

bladder carcinoma; tumor marker; core fragment

Indexed keywords

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN BETA SUBUNIT; TUMOR MARKER;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BLADDER CARCINOMA; ELECTROIMMUNOASSAY; HORMONE SYNTHESIS; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; NUDE MOUSE; TRANSITIONAL CELL CARCINOMA;

EID: 0029865814     PISSN: 00215287     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5980/jpnjurol1989.87.643     Document Type: Article

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