Increased expression of vascular endothelial growth factor is associated with tumor progression in hepatocellular carcinoma

Human Pathology

Volumn 29, Issue 9, 1998, Pages 986-991

  Torimura, Takuji ^a   Sata, Michio ^a   Ueno, Takato ^a   Kin, Motoaki ^a   Tsuji, Riko ^a   Suzaku, Kodo ^a   Hashimoto, Osamu ^a   Sugawara, Hiroshi ^a   Tanikawa, Kyuichi ^a  

^a KURUME UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Angiogenesis; Hepatocellular carcinoma; Immunohistochemistry; In situ hybridization; Vascular endothelial growth factor

Indexed keywords

VASCULOTROPIN;

ALTERNATIVE RNA SPLICING; ANGIOGENESIS; ARTICLE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; LIVER ARTERIOGRAPHY; LIVER BLOOD FLOW; LIVER CARCINOGENESIS; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; TUMOR GROWTH; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIUM;

EID: 0031690845     PISSN: 00468177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0046-8177(98)90205-2     Document Type: Article

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