Serum neuron specific enolase: Can it be a tumour marker for renal cell carcinoma?

International Urology and Nephrology

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 207-210

  Yaman, O ^a   Baltaci, S ^a   Arikan, N ^a   Ozdiler E ^a   Goous O ^a   Muftuoolu Y Z ^a  

^a Gaza University School of Medicine   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENOLASE; NEURON SPECIFIC ENOLASE; TUMOR MARKER;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; KIDNEY CARCINOMA; MALE;

EID: 0029998179     PISSN: 03011623     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02550862     Document Type: Article

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