Apoptosis, cell proliferation and expression of Bcl-2 and Bax in gastric carcinomas: Immunohistochemical and clinicopathological study

British Journal of Cancer

Volumn 75, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 367-373

  Koshida, Y ^a   Saegusa, M ^a   Okayasu, I ^a  

^a KITASATO UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Bax; Bcl 2; Cell proliferation; Gastric carcinoma; Prognosis

Indexed keywords

PROTEIN BAX; PROTEIN BCL 2;

APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CANCER INVASION; CELL PROLIFERATION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LYMPH NODE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MITOSIS INDEX; PATHOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STOMACH CARCINOMA;

EID: 0031018119     PISSN: 00070920     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/bjc.1997.60     Document Type: Article

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