Immunoassay and immunohistology studies of chromogranin A as a neuroendocrine marker in patients with carcinoma of the prostate

Urology

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 58-62

  Deftos, Leonard J ^a   Nakada, Stephen ^b   Burton, Douglas W ^b   Di Sant'agnese, P Anthony ^b   Cockett, Abraham T K ^b   Abrahamsson, Per Anders ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHROMOGRANIN A;

ARTICLE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUROSECRETORY CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE BIOPSY; PROSTATE CARCINOMA;

EID: 0030201045     PISSN: 00904295     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0090-4295(96)00089-1     Document Type: Article

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