Glutathione S-transferase activity and glutathione content in human bladder carcinoma associated with schistosomiasis: Comparison with uninvolved surrounding tissues

Cancer Letters

Volumn 121, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 19-23

  Hassan, Ashraf A M ^a,b   Tagliabue, Giovanna ^c   Codegoni, Anna Maria ^c   D'Incalci, Maurizio ^c   El Sewedy, Shehata M ^b   Airoldi, Luisa ^a  

^a Laboratory of Molecular Biology   (Italy)

^b ALEXANDRIA UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

^c Laboratory of Cancer Pharmacology   (Italy)

Author keywords

Bladder neoplasms; Glutathione; Glutathione transferases; Schistosomiasis

Indexed keywords

GLUTATHIONE; GLUTATHIONE TRANSFERASE;

ARTICLE; BLADDER CARCINOMA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHISTOSOMIASIS;

ADULT; CARCINOMA; CARCINOMA, SQUAMOUS CELL; CARCINOMA, TRANSITIONAL CELL; GLUTATHIONE; GLUTATHIONE S-TRANSFERASE PI; GLUTATHIONE TRANSFERASE; HUMANS; ISOENZYMES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SCHISTOSOMIASIS; URINARY BLADDER; URINARY BLADDER NEOPLASMS;

EID: 0030734154     PISSN: 03043835     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-3835(97)00314-5     Document Type: Article

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