Telomerase activity in human gynaecological malignancies

Journal of Clinical Pathology

Volumn 50, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 501-504

  Gorham, H ^a   Yoshida, K ^a   Sugino, T ^a   Marsh, G ^b   Manek, S ^c   Charnock, M ^d   Tarin, D ^a,e   Goodison, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b Women's Centre

^c Department of Cellular Pathology ^*

^d DEPARTMENT OF OBSTETRICS AND GYNAECOLOGY   (United Kingdom)

^e JOHN RADCLIFFE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Early diagnosis; Gynaecological carcinoma; Telomerase activity

Indexed keywords

TELOMERASE;

ARTICLE; ASCITES FLUID; CLINICAL ARTICLE; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; ENDOMETRIUM CARCINOMA; ENZYME ACTIVATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FEMALE; GYNECOLOGIC CANCER; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; OVARY CARCINOMA; OVARY TUMOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TELOMERE; UTERINE CERVIX CARCINOMA;

EID: 0030789537     PISSN: 00219746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jcp.50.6.501     Document Type: Article

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