Disease type-associated increases of the plasma levels and ligand expression for natural α- or β-galactoside-binding immunoglobulin G subfractions in patients with lung cancer

International Journal of Oncology

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 709-719

  Dong, Xin ^a   André, Sabine ^a   Hofer, Beate ^a   Kayser, Klaus ^b   Gabius, Hans Joachim ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^b Abteilung Pathologie   (Germany)

Author keywords

Galactoside binding protein; Host defence; Immunoglobulin G; Lung cancer; Metastasis; Natural antibody

Indexed keywords

ALPHA GALACTOSIDASE; BETA GALACTOSIDASE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G;

ARTICLE; BLOOD LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LUNG CANCER; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0030902726     PISSN: 10196439     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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