Localization and quantitation of expression of the cell motility- related protein thymosin β15 in human breast tissue

Modern Pathology

Volumn 10, Issue 11, 1997, Pages 1106-1112

  Gold, Jason S ^b   Bao, Lere ^a   Ghoussoub, Rola A D ^b   Zetter, Bruce R ^a   Rimm, David L ^b  

^a BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Actin; Carcinoma; Cytoskeletal; Immunoperoxidase; Mammary

Indexed keywords

ACTIN; MESSENGER RNA; POLYCLONAL ANTIBODY; THYMOSIN; TUMOR MARKER;

ACTIN FILAMENT; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; BREAST CARCINOGENESIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CYTOSKELETON; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BREAST; BREAST DISEASES; BREAST NEOPLASMS; CARCINOMA IN SITU; CARCINOMA, DUCTAL, BREAST; CARCINOMA, LOBULAR; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOENZYME TECHNIQUES; MIDDLE AGED; PROGNOSIS; THYMOSIN; TUMOR MARKERS, BIOLOGICAL; UP-REGULATION;

EID: 0030722740     PISSN: 08933952     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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