Telomerase expression in primary neuroblastomas

European Journal of Cancer

Volumn 33, Issue 12, 1997, Pages 1929-1931

  Reynolds, C P ^a,b   Zuo, J J ^a   Kim, N W ^c   Wang, H ^a   Lukens, J N ^b,d   Matthay, K K ^b,e   Seeger, R C ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b CHILDREN S ONCOLOGY GROUP   (United States)

^c GERON CORPORATION   (United States)

^d VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Neuroblastoma; Telomerase; Tumour progression

Indexed keywords

TELOMERASE;

CANCER STAGING; CELL GROWTH; CELL IMMORTALIZATION; CONFERENCE PAPER; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GERM LINE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; NEUROBLASTOMA; PLOIDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTO ONCOGENE; TELOMERE; TUMOR GROWTH;

BLOTTING, NORTHERN; HUMANS; NEOPLASM PROTEINS; NEUROBLASTOMA; TELOMERASE;

EID: 0031418280     PISSN: 09598049     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0959-8049(97)00287-6     Document Type: Conference Paper

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