Expression of epidermal growth factor, transforming growth factor-α and their receptor in the human oesophagus

Histochemical Journal

Volumn 29, Issue 10, 1997, Pages 745-758

  Calabro A ^a   Orsini, B ^a   Renzi, D ^a   Papi, L ^a   Surrenti, E ^a   Amorosi, A ^a   Herbst, H ^b   Milani, S ^a   Surrenti, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER HAMBURG EPPENDORF   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR; EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR RECEPTOR; MESSENGER RNA; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR ALPHA; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR ALPHA RECEPTOR;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ESOPHAGUS MUCOSA; ESOPHAGUS MUSCLE; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

ADULT; AGED; EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR; ESOPHAGUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RECEPTOR, EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR; RECEPTORS, TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR ALPHA;

EID: 0031465988     PISSN: 00182214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1026469219190     Document Type: Article

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