Sequential changes in cadherin-catenin expression associated with the progression and heterogeneity of primary oesophageal squamous carcinoma

International Journal of Cancer

Volumn 79, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 573-579

  Sanders, D Scott A ^a,d   Bruton, Rachael ^a   Darnton, S Jane ^c   Casson, Alan G ^c   Hanson, Isobel ^a   Williams, Hazel K ^b   Jankowski, Janusz ^a  

^a QUEEN ELIZABETH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b BIRMINGHAM DENTAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c BIRMINGHAM HEARTLANDS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d Medical School   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CADHERIN; CATENIN;

ARTICLE; ESOPHAGUS CARCINOMA; GENE MUTATION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DETERMINATION; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN PHOSPHORYLATION; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA;

BETA CATENIN; CADHERINS; CARCINOMA, SQUAMOUS CELL; CYTOSKELETAL PROTEINS; ESOPHAGEAL NEOPLASMS; ESOPHAGUS; HUMANS; INTESTINAL MUCOSA; TRANS-ACTIVATORS;

EID: 0031769267     PISSN: 00207136     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-0215(19981218)79:6<573::AID-IJC4>3.0.CO;2-H     Document Type: Article

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