Telomeric length variation in human testicular germ cell tumours: Very long and homogeneous telomeres in spermatocytic seminoma

Oncology Reports

Volumn 4, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 1099-1101

  Nowak, Radoslawa ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF ONCOLOGY   (Poland)

Author keywords

Human germ cell neoplasms; Spermatocytic seminoma; Telomeric length

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHROMOSOME SIZE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; GERM CELL TUMOR; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEMINOMA; TELOMERE;

EID: 0030875081     PISSN: 1021335X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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