Thymidine phosphorylase expression in Kaposi sarcoma

Journal of Clinical Pathology

Volumn 49, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 400-402

  Dada, M A ^a   Boshoff, C H ^b   Comley, M A ^a   Turley, H ^a   Schneider, J W ^c   Chetty, R ^d   Gatter, K C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b INSTITUTE OF CANCER RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

^c STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^d UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Angiogenesis; Immunohistochemistry; Kaposi sarcoma; Platelet derived endothelial cell growth factor; Thymidine phosphorylase

Indexed keywords

PLATELET DERIVED ENDOTHELIAL CELL GROWTH FACTOR; THYMIDINE PHOSPHORYLASE;

ANGIOGENESIS; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; KAPOSI SARCOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0030049368     PISSN: 00219746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jcp.49.5.400     Document Type: Article

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