Urinary Epidermal Growth Factor (EGF) levels and Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor (EGF-R) expression in human cerebral tumors. Clinical considerations

Journal of Neurosurgical Sciences

Volumn 40, Issue 3-4, 1996, Pages 167-182

  Bello, L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

brain neoplasms; Epidermal Growth Factor; Epidermal Growth Factor Receptors; tumor markers; urine

Indexed keywords

EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR; EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR RECEPTOR; LOMUSTINE; PROCARBAZINE; VINCRISTINE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN TUMOR; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; GLIOMA; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENINGIOMA;

ADULT; AGED; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR; FEMALE; GLIOBLASTOMA; GLIOMA; HUMANS; MALE; MENINGEAL NEOPLASMS; MENINGIOMA; MIDDLE AGED; RECEPTOR, EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR;

EID: 0030441743     PISSN: 00264881     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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