Immunohistochemical expression of transforming growth factor alpha and epidermal growth factor receptor in gastrointestinal carcinoids

American Journal of Surgical Pathology

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 327-333

  Krishnamurthy, Savitri ^a   Dayal, Yogeshwar ^a  

^a TUFTS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

EFGR; GI carcinoids; Growth factors; TGF

Indexed keywords

EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR; EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR RECEPTOR; GASTRIN; GLUCAGON; GROWTH HORMONE RELEASING FACTOR; PANCREAS POLYPEPTIDE; SEROTONIN; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR ALPHA; VASOACTIVE INTESTINAL POLYPEPTIDE;

ARTICLE; CARCINOID; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GASTROINTESTINAL CARCINOMA; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; PROTEIN DOMAIN; RECEPTOR BINDING; TUMOR GROWTH;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; CARCINOID TUMOR; GASTROINTESTINAL NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; RECEPTOR, EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR ALPHA;

EID: 0030968381     PISSN: 01475185     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000478-199703000-00009     Document Type: Article

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