Detection of early micrometastases in subcutaneous fat of primary malignant melanoma patients by identification of tyrosinase-mRNA

European Journal of Cancer Part A

Volumn 32, Issue 10, 1996, Pages 1664-1667

  Proebstle, T M ^a   Huber, R ^a   Sterry, W ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULM   (Germany)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Melanoma; Micrometastasis; PCR; Subcutis; Tyrosinase

Indexed keywords

MESSENGER RNA; MONOPHENOL MONOOXYGENASE;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MELANOMA; METASTASIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUBCUTANEOUS FAT;

EID: 0030249281     PISSN: 09598049     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0959-8049(95)00534-X     Document Type: Article

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