Expression of CD44 variant isoforms - A new histopathological marker molecule in colorectal cancer?;Expression von CD44 isoformen - Ein neuer histopathologischer parameter beim kolorektalen karzinom?

Zentralblatt fur Chirurgie

Volumn 121, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 450-454

  Finke, L H ^a   Zorb Ch ^b   Haensch, W ^a   Schlag, P M ^a   Terpe, H J ^b,c  

^a MAX DELBRÜCK CENTER FOR MOLECULAR MEDICINE   (Germany)

^b JUSTUS LIEBIG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL MÜNSTER   (Germany)

Author keywords

CD44; Colorectal carcinoma

Indexed keywords

HERMES ANTIGEN; TUMOR MARKER;

ANTIGEN EXPRESSION; ARTICLE; COLORECTAL CANCER; CONTROLLED STUDY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PROGNOSIS;

ANTIGENS, CD44; COLON; COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS; EPITHELIUM; HUMANS; IMMUNOENZYME TECHNIQUES; INTESTINAL MUCOSA; NEOPLASM STAGING; PROGNOSIS; RECTUM; SURVIVAL RATE; TUMOR MARKERS, BIOLOGICAL;

EID: 0030054389     PISSN: 0044409X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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