Involvement of epstein-baer virus expression in testicular tumors

Journal of Urology

Volumn 156, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 253-257

  Shimakage, Misuzu ^a   Oka, Toshitsugu ^b   Shinka, Toshiaki ^b   Kurata, Akihiko ^b   Sasagawa, Toshiyuki ^b   Yutsudo, Masuo ^b  

^a OSAKA NATIONAL HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Herpesvirus 4, human; Testicular neoplasms

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYONAL CARCINOMA; EPSTEIN BARR VIRUS; HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INFECTIOUS MONONUCLEOSIS; MALE; ORCHITIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEMINOMA; TESTIS TUMOR; VIRUS CARCINOGENESIS;

ANTIGENS, VIRAL; CARCINOMA, EMBRYONAL; DNA, VIRAL; HERPESVIRUS 4, HUMAN; HUMANS; MALE; SEMINOMA; TESTICULAR NEOPLASMS;

EID: 0029934498     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0022-5347(01)66011-7     Document Type: Article

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