Expression of thymidine phosphorylase in human gastric carcinoma

Japanese Journal of Cancer Research

Volumn 87, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 288-295

  Takebayashi, Yuji ^a,b   Miyadera, Kazutaka ^a,c   Akiyama, Shin Ichi ^a   Hokita, Shuichi ^b   Yamada, Kazutaka ^b   Akiba, Summon ^b   Yamada, Yuji ^c   Sumizawa, Tomoyuki ^a   Aikou, Takashi ^b  

^a KAGOSHIMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b KAGOSHIMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c TAIHO PHARMACEUTICAL CO LTD   (Japan)

Author keywords

Angiogenic factor; Gastric carcinoma; Immunohistochemistry; Platelet derived endothelial cell growth factor; Thymidine phosphorylase

Indexed keywords

BLOOD CLOTTING FACTOR 8; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY; PLATELET DERIVED ENDOTHELIAL CELL GROWTH FACTOR; THYMIDINE PHOSPHORYLASE;

ADULT; AGED; ANGIOGENESIS; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LYMPH NODE METASTASIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MICROVASCULATURE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; STOMACH CARCINOMA;

EID: 0029960772     PISSN: 09105050     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1349-7006.1996.tb00219.x     Document Type: Article

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