Role of fibronectin in diagnosis of malignant ascites

Journal of Association of Physicians of India

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 283-285

  Sood, A ^a   Moudgil, A ^a   Sood, N ^a   Kharay, A S ^a   Kaushal, S ^a   Narang, A P S ^a  

^a DAYANAND MEDICAL COLLEGE AND HOSPITAL   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIAGNOSTIC AGENT; FIBRONECTIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASCITES; ASCITES FLUID; CHEMISTRY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERITONEUM TUMOR; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REPRODUCIBILITY; VALIDATION STUDY;

ADULT; ASCITES; ASCITIC FLUID; FEMALE; FIBRONECTINS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERITONEAL NEOPLASMS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 0031128504     PISSN: 00045772     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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