Immunohistochemical staining of desmosomal components in oral squamous cell carcinomas and its association with tumour behaviour

British Journal of Cancer

Volumn 73, Issue 12, 1996, Pages 1491-1497

  Hiraki, A ^a   Shinohara, M ^a   Ikebe, T ^a   Nakamura, S ^a   Kurahara, S ^a   Garrod, D R ^b  

^a KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Desmoglein; Desmoplakin; Desmosomal glycoprotein; Desmosomal proteins; Oral squamous cell carcinoma

Indexed keywords

DESMOGLEIN; DESMOPLAKIN; GLYCOPROTEIN; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY;

ARTICLE; CANCER INVASION; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DESMOSOME; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LYMPH NODE METASTASIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA;

EID: 0030057116     PISSN: 00070920     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/bjc.1996.282     Document Type: Article

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