Differential telomerase expression in human primary intracranial tumors

American Journal of Clinical Pathology

Volumn 107, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 548-554

  Demasters, Bette K K ^a   Markham, Heil ^a   Lillehei, Kevin O ^a   Shroyer, Kenneth R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

Glioblastoma multiforme; Gliomas; Meningiomas; Primitive neuroectodermal tumors; Telomerase

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASTROCYTOMA; CANCER GRADING; CHILD; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FEMALE; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENE EXPRESSION; GLIOBLASTOMA; GLIOMA; HEMANGIOPERICYTOMA; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPOPHYSIS ADENOMA; INTRACRANIAL TUMOR; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALIGNANT MENINGIOMA; METASTASIS; NEUROECTODERM TUMOR; OLIGODENDROGLIOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0030967188     PISSN: 00029173     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ajcp/107.5.548     Document Type: Article

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