Expression of vascular endothelial growth factor in normal liver and hepatocellular carcinoma: An immunohistochemical study

Human Pathology

Volumn 28, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 698-703

  Chow, Nan Haw ^a   Hsu, Ping I ^b   Lin, Xi Zhang ^b   Yang, Hsiao Bai ^b   Chan, Shih Huang ^b   Cheng, Kuo Sheng ^b   Huang, Shih Ming ^b   Su, Ih Jen ^b  

^a NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Cell proliferation; Extracellular matrix; Hepatocellular carcinoma; Liver; Vascular endothelial growth factor

Indexed keywords

ALPHA FETOPROTEIN; CYCLINE; FIBROBLAST GROWTH FACTOR; VASCULOTROPIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANGIOGENESIS; ARTICLE; CANCER SIZE; CELL PROLIFERATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LIVER CARCINOGENESIS; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; MALE; PORTAL VEIN THROMBOSIS; PROTEIN INDUCTION; SCHOOL CHILD;

EID: 0030908887     PISSN: 00468177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0046-8177(97)90179-9     Document Type: Article

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