Immunohistochemical analysis of platelet-derived growth factor and its receptors in fibrohistiocytic tumors

Journal of Cutaneous Pathology

Volumn 24, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 393-397

  Taniuchi, Katushige ^a   Yamada, Yuuko ^a   Nonomura, Akitaka ^b   Takehara, Kazuhiko ^a  

^a KANAZAWA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b KANAZAWA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CD34 ANTIGEN; PLATELET DERIVED GROWTH FACTOR; PLATELET DERIVED GROWTH FACTOR RECEPTOR;

ARTICLE; CELL PROLIFERATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DERMATOFIBROMA; DERMATOFIBROSARCOMA PROTUBERANS; FIBROHISTIOCYTOMA; GROWTH STIMULATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALIGNANT FIBROUS HISTIOCYTOMA; SCAR; TUMOR CELL;

ANTIGENS, CD34; DERMATOFIBROSARCOMA; HISTIOCYTOMA, BENIGN FIBROUS; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; PLATELET-DERIVED GROWTH FACTOR; RECEPTOR, PLATELET-DERIVED GROWTH FACTOR BETA; RECEPTORS, PLATELET-DERIVED GROWTH FACTOR; SKIN NEOPLASMS; TUMOR MARKERS, BIOLOGICAL;

EID: 0030773119     PISSN: 03036987     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0560.1997.tb00812.x     Document Type: Article

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