Characterisation of circulating chromogranin A in human cancer patients

British Journal of Cancer

Volumn 73, Issue 8, 1996, Pages 924-932

  Corti, A ^a   Gasparri, A ^a   Chen, F X ^a,c   Pelagi, M ^a   Brandazza, A ^a   Sidoli, A ^a   Siccardi, A G ^b  

^a SAN RAFFAELE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^c SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY AFFILIATED SIXTH PEOPLE S HOSPITAL   (China)

Author keywords

Chromogranin; Endrocine neuroendocrine tumours; Monoclonal antibody; Size exclusion chromatography; Tumour marker

Indexed keywords

CHROMOGRANIN A; EPITOPE; TUMOR MARKER;

ARTICLE; GEL PERMEATION CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOBLOTTING; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; PHEOCHROMOCYTOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN STRUCTURE;

EID: 0029919913     PISSN: 00070920     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/bjc.1996.183     Document Type: Article

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