Immunohistochemical study suggesting a complementary role of kallikreins hK2 and hK3 (prostate-specific antigen) in the functional analysis of human prostate tumors

American Journal of Pathology

Volumn 150, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 455-459

  Tremblay, Roland R ^a,b   Deperthes, David ^a   Têtu, Bernard ^a   Dubé, Jean Y ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

^b LAVAL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

KALLIKREIN; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY; PROSTATE SPECIFIC ANTIGEN;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIGEN EXPRESSION; ARTICLE; CANCER GRADING; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METASTASIS POTENTIAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE CANCER; PROSTATE HYPERTROPHY; PROSTATE TUMOR; TUMOR DIFFERENTIATION; TUMOR GROWTH;

CARCINOMA; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; KALLIKREINS; MALE; PROSTATE-SPECIFIC ANTIGEN; PROSTATIC NEOPLASMS; TISSUE KALLIKREINS;

EID: 0031024041     PISSN: 00029440     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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