Correlation between overexpression of c-met gene and the progression of gastric cancer

International Journal of Oncology

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 555-560

  Yonemura, Yutaka ^a   Kaji, Masahide ^a   Hirono, Yasuo ^a   Fushida, Sachio ^a   Tsugawa, Kouichirou ^a   Fujimura, Takashi ^a   Miyazaki, Itsuo ^a   Harada, Shinichi ^a   Yamamoto, Hiroshi ^a  

^a KANAZAWA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

c met; Gastric cancer; Peritoneal dissemination

Indexed keywords

ONCOPROTEIN;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; ONCOGENE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STOMACH CANCER; TUMOR GROWTH;

EID: 0029999018     PISSN: 10196439     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3892/ijo.8.3.555     Document Type: Article

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