Localization of acidic fibroblast growth factor, fibroblast growth factor receptor-4, transforming growth factor-α, and epidermal growth factor receptor in human endocrine cells of the gut and related tumors: An immunohistochemical study

Applied Immunohistochemistry

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 199-208

  La Rosa, Stefano ^a   Uccella, Silvia ^a   Capella, Carlo ^a,b   Chiaravalli, Anna Maria ^b   Sessa, Fausto ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

^b Ospedale Multizonale Varese   (Italy)

Author keywords

Endocrine cells; Endocrine tumors; Gastrointestinal tract; Growth factors; Immunohistochemistry

Indexed keywords

ACIDIC FIBROBLAST GROWTH FACTOR; EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR RECEPTOR; FIBROBLAST GROWTH FACTOR RECEPTOR; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR ALPHA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL TUMOR; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUROENDOCRINE TUMOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DETERMINATION; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 0031758205     PISSN: 10623345     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00022744-199812000-00005     Document Type: Article

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