Plasma levels of chromogranin A are directly proportional to tumour burden in neuroblastoma

Journal of Endocrinology

Volumn 151, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 225-230

  Wassberg, E ^a   Stridsberg, M ^b   Christofferson, R ^a,b  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b UPPSALA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHROMOGRANIN A; DOPAMINE; HOMOVANILLIC ACID;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; MOUSE; NEUROBLASTOMA; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0029967035     PISSN: 00220795     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1677/joe.0.1510225     Document Type: Article

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