Detection of MAGE-4 protein in sera of lung cancer patients

Japanese Journal of Cancer Research

Volumn 88, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 414-419

  Shichijo, Shigeki ^a   Hoshino, Tomoaki ^a   Koufuji, Kikuo ^a   Hayashi, Akihiko ^a   Kawamoto, Mayumi ^a   Kikuchi, Megumi ^a   Higuchi, Takafumi ^a   Ichiki, Masao ^a   Oizumi, Kotaro ^a   Itoh, Kyogo ^a  

^a KURUME UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

ELISA; Lung cancer patient; MAGE 4 protein; Serum

Indexed keywords

PLASMA PROTEIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DONOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LUNG CANCER; LUNG DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; TUMOR CELL LINE;

EID: 0030951241     PISSN: 09105050     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1349-7006.1997.tb00398.x     Document Type: Article

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