The angiogenic factor platelet-derived endothelial cell growth factor/thymidine phosphorylase is up-regulated in breast cancer epithelium and endothelium

British Journal of Cancer

Volumn 73, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 275-280

  Fox, S B ^a   Westwood, M ^a   Moghaddam, A ^a   Comley, M ^a   Turley, H ^a   Whitehouse, R M ^a   Bicknell, R ^a   Gatter, K C ^a   Harris, A L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Immunohistochemistry; mRNA; Platelet derived endothelial cell growth factor; Prognosis; Thymidine phosphorylase; Tumour angiogenesis

Indexed keywords

ENDOTHELIAL CELL GROWTH FACTOR; THYMIDINE PHOSPHORYLASE;

ADULT; AGED; ANGIOGENESIS; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; BREAST EPITHELIUM; ENZYME ASSAY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TUMOR CELL; TUMOR GROWTH;

EID: 0030027519     PISSN: 00070920     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/bjc.1996.49     Document Type: Article

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