Serum and urinary vascular endothelial growth factor levels in non-small cell lung cancer patients

European Journal of Cancer

Volumn 32, Issue 13, 1996, Pages 2368-2369

  Ferrari, G ^a   Scagliotti, G V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENDOTHELIAL CELL GROWTH FACTOR; LYMPHOKINE; TUMOR MARKER; TUMOR PROTEIN; VASCULOTROPIN; VASCULOTROPIN A;

ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HUMAN; LETTER; LUNG NON SMALL CELL CANCER; LUNG TUMOR; MALE; METABOLISM; MIDDLE AGED;

ADULT; AGED; CARCINOMA, NON-SMALL-CELL LUNG; ENDOTHELIAL GROWTH FACTORS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LUNG NEOPLASMS; LYMPHOKINES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM PROTEINS; TUMOR MARKERS, BIOLOGICAL; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIAL GROWTH FACTOR A; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIAL GROWTH FACTORS;

EID: 0030339132     PISSN: 09598049     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0959-8049(96)00272-9     Document Type: Letter

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