Correlation between expression of vascular endothelial growth factor and tumor vascularity, and patient outcome in human gastric carcinoma

Journal of Clinical Oncology

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 826-832

  Tanigawa, N ^a   Amaya, H ^a   Matsumura, M ^a   Shimomatsuya, T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FUKUI   (Japan)

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Indexed keywords

VASCULOTROPIN;

ADULT; AGED; ANGIOGENESIS; ARTICLE; CANCER SURVIVAL; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GROWTH INHIBITION; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STOMACH CARCINOMA; SURVIVAL RATE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUMOR VASCULARIZATION; XENOGRAFT;

EID: 0031037638     PISSN: 0732183X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1200/JCO.1997.15.2.826     Document Type: Article

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