The distribution and expression of the two isoforms of DNA topoisomerase II in normal and neoplastic human tissues

British Journal of Cancer

Volumn 75, Issue 9, 1997, Pages 1340-1346

  Turley, H ^a   Comley, M ^a   Houlbrook, S ^a   Nozaki, N ^b   Kikuchi, A ^b   Hickson, I D ^a   Gatter, K ^a   Harris, A L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b Mitubishi Kasei Inst of Life Sci   (Japan)

Author keywords

Immunochemistry; Topoisomerase II ; Topoisomerase

Indexed keywords

DNA TOPOISOMERASE (ATP HYDROLYSING);

ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CELL NUCLEUS; COLON CANCER; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOPLASM; DRUG RESISTANCE; ENZYME LOCALIZATION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LUNG CANCER; LYMPHOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEMINOMA; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 0030887316     PISSN: 00070920     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/bjc.1997.227     Document Type: Article

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