Significant elevation of tumour-associated isoforms of soluble CD44 in serum of normal individuals caused by cigarette smoking

European Journal of Clinical Chemistry and Clinical Biochemistry

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 81-84

  Kittl, Eva Maria ^a,b,c,d   Ruckser, Reinhard ^a   Rech Weichselbraur, Irene ^a   Hinterberger, Wolfgang ^a   Bauer, Kurt ^a  

^a Inst f Labormedizin   (Austria)

^b Medizinische Abteilung   (Austria)

^c Bender MedSystems Wien   (Austria)

^d Institut Fur Labormedizin Donauspital   (Austria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HERMES ANTIGEN; TUMOR ANTIGEN; TUMOR MARKER;

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; BLOOD LEVEL; CIGARETTE SMOKING; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; EXON; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEX DIFFERENCE; SMOKING HABIT;

EID: 0030939965     PISSN: 09394974     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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