Metallothionein expression in renal cancer

Urology

Volumn 52, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 767-772

  Izawa, Jonathan I ^a   Moussa, Madelaine ^a   Cherian, M George ^a   Doig, Gordon ^a   Chin, Joseph L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

METALLOTHIONEIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CORRELATION FUNCTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; KIDNEY CARCINOMA; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; TUMOR DIFFERENTIATION; TUMOR GROWTH;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CARCINOMA, RENAL CELL; FEMALE; HUMANS; KIDNEY NEOPLASMS; MALE; METALLOTHIONEIN; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM STAGING;

EID: 0031740621     PISSN: 00904295     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0090-4295(98)00323-9     Document Type: Article

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