Expression of c-met Proto-oncogene in Primary Colorectal Cancer and Liver Metastases

Japanese Journal of Clinical Oncology

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 378-383

  Fujita, Shin ^a   Sugano, Kokichi ^a  

^a NATIONAL CANCER CENTER HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

c met; Colorectal cancer; Hepatocyte growth factor; Liver metastasis; Reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction

Indexed keywords

ACTIN; MESSENGER RNA; RNA DIRECTED DNA POLYMERASE; SCATTER FACTOR; SCATTER FACTOR RECEPTOR;

ARTICLE; COLON TUMOR; ELECTROPHORESIS; GENETICS; HUMAN; LIVER TUMOR; METASTASIS; PATHOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RECTUM TUMOR;

ACTINS; COLONIC NEOPLASMS; ELECTROPHORESIS; HEPATOCYTE GROWTH FACTOR; HUMANS; LIVER NEOPLASMS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROTO-ONCOGENE PROTEINS C-MET; RECTAL NEOPLASMS; RNA, MESSENGER; RNA-DIRECTED DNA POLYMERASE;

EID: 0031309169     PISSN: 03682811     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jjco/27.6.378     Document Type: Article

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