Soluble CD44 isoforms in serum as potential markers of metastatic gastric carcinoma

Journal of Clinical Gastroenterology

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 107-110

  Harn, Horng Jyh ^a   Ho, Li Ing ^b   Shyu, Rong Yaun ^a   Yuan, Jiang Shun ^a   Lin, Fu Gong ^a   Young, Ton Ho ^a   Liu, Ching Ann ^a   Tang, Hung Shang ^a   Lee, Wei Hwa ^a  

^a TRI SERVICE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b TAIPEI VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Enzyme linked immunosorbent assay; Soluble CD44; Stomach adenocarcinoma

Indexed keywords

HERMES ANTIGEN; TUMOR MARKER;

ADVANCED CANCER; ANTIGEN DETECTION; ANTIGEN EXPRESSION; ARTICLE; CANCER INVASION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HUMAN; METASTASIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DETERMINATION; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; STOMACH CARCINOMA;

ANTIGENS, CD44; CARCINOMA; HUMANS; LYMPHATIC METASTASIS; NEOPLASM STAGING; STOMACH NEOPLASMS; TUMOR MARKERS, BIOLOGICAL;

EID: 0030050942     PISSN: 01920790     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004836-199603000-00006     Document Type: Article

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