Physiological variation of serum prostate specific antigen in the 4.0 to 10.0 ng./ml. range in male volunteers

Journal of Urology

Volumn 155, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 1977-1980

  Prestigiacomo, Anthony F ^a   Stamey, Thomas A ^a,b  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

neoplasm antigens; prostate specific antigen; prostatic neoplasms

Indexed keywords

PROSTATE SPECIFIC ANTIGEN;

ARTICLE; BLOOD LEVEL; BLOOD SAMPLING; CANCER SCREENING; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; IMMUNOASSAY; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE CANCER; REPRODUCIBILITY;

EID: 0029935124     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-5347(01)66067-1     Document Type: Article

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