Expression of c-MET/HGF receptor mRNA and protein in human non-malignant and malignant prostate tissues

International Journal of Oncology

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 927-934

  Tsuka, Harutoshi ^a   Mori, Hirotaka ^a   Li, Benyi ^a   Kanamaru, Hiroshi ^a   Matsukawa, Shigeru ^a   Okada, Kenichiro ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FUKUI   (Japan)

Author keywords

C MET; Competitive PCR; Western blot analysis

Indexed keywords

GROWTH FACTOR RECEPTOR; SCATTER FACTOR;

ARTICLE; CANCER GROWTH; CELL PROLIFERATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MESSENGER RNA SYNTHESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE CANCER; PROTO ONCOGENE;

EID: 0031764973     PISSN: 10196439     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3892/ijo.13.5.927     Document Type: Article

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