Expression of myogenic marker proteins in human leiomyosarcoma

APMIS

Volumn 105, Issue 10, 1997, Pages 793-800

  Meyer, Thomas ^a   Brinck, Ulrich ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Calponin; Immunohstochemistry; Leiomyosarcoma; Vinculin

Indexed keywords

ACTIN ANTIBODY; CALPONIN; MARKER; PROTEIN; VINCULIN;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; LEIOMYOSARCOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STAINING; TUMOR CELL;

EID: 0030824721     PISSN: 09034641     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1699-0463.1997.tb05085.x     Document Type: Article

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