Correlation of intratumoral microvessel density and p53 protein overexpression in human colorectal adenocarcinoma

Microvascular Research

Volumn 51, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 164-174

  Vermeulen, P B ^a   Roland, L ^a   Mertens, V ^a   Van Marck, E ^a   De Bruijn, E A ^a   Van Oosterom, A T ^a   Dirix, L Y ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PROTEIN P53;

ADENOCARCINOMA; ADULT; AGED; ANGIOGENESIS; ARTICLE; CARCINOGENESIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COLORECTAL CARCINOMA; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION FUNCTION; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TUMOR VASCULARIZATION;

EID: 0029869626     PISSN: 00262862     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/mvre.1996.0018     Document Type: Article

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