Quantitative analysis of tryptase and chymase containing mast cells in benign and malignant breast lesions

International Journal of Cancer

Volumn 72, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 385-388

  Kankkunen, Jussi Pekka ^a   Harvima, Ilkka T ^a   Naukkarinen, Anita ^a  

^a KUOPIO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHYMASE; TRYPTASE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BREAST CARCINOMA; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME HISTOCHEMISTRY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAST CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ASSAY;

ADULT; AGED; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BREAST DISEASES; BREAST NEOPLASMS; CARCINOMA, DUCTAL, BREAST; CHYMASES; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOENZYME TECHNIQUES; MAST CELLS; MIDDLE AGED; SERINE ENDOPEPTIDASES; STROMAL CELLS; TRYPTASES;

EID: 0030787789     PISSN: 00207136     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-0215(19970729)72:3<385::AID-IJC1>3.0.CO;2-L     Document Type: Article

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