Vascular endothelial growth factor messenger ribonucleic acid expression in human ovarian and endometrial cancer

Gynecological Endocrinology

Volumn 10, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 375-382

  Doldi, N ^a   Bassan, M ^a   Gulisano, M ^b   Broccoli, V ^b   Boncinelli, E ^b   Ferrari, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b SAN RAFFAELE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Angiogenesis; Endometrial cancer; Ovarian cancer; Vascular endothelial growth factor

Indexed keywords

MESSENGER RNA; VASCULOTROPIN;

ANGIOGENESIS; ARTICLE; ASCITES FLUID; CANCER CELL CULTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOMETRIUM CANCER; EPITHELIUM CELL; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; MESSENGER RNA SYNTHESIS; METASTASIS; NORTHERN BLOTTING; OVARY CANCER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; TUMOR GROWTH;

EID: 0030476796     PISSN: 09513590     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/09513599609023600     Document Type: Article

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