Expression of epithelial cadherin and α- and β-catenins in nontumoral livers and hepatocellular carcinomas

Hepatology

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 1441-1447

  Ihara, Akira ^a   Koizumi, Hirotaka ^a   Hashizume, Rintaro ^a   Uchikoshi, Toshiyuki ^a  

^a ST MARIANNA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CADHERIN; CATENIN; CELL ADHESION MOLECULE;

ARTICLE; CELL ADHESION; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; CHRONIC HEPATITIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION;

EID: 0029977262     PISSN: 02709139     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/jhep.1996.v23.pm0008675162     Document Type: Article

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