Expression of the ERBB2/neu and neurofibromatosis type 1 gene products in reactive and neoplastic schwann cell proliferation

International Journal of Oncology

Volumn 13, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 1281-1284

  Schlegel, Jürgen ^a   Muenkel, Kristin ^b   Trenkle, Thomas ^a   Fauser, Gabi ^b   Rüschoff, Josef ^b  

^a PHILIPPS UNIVERSITY MARBURG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL REGENSBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

ERBB2; Neurinoma; Neurofibromin; Proliferation; Schwann cells

Indexed keywords

GENE PRODUCT; NEUROFIBROMIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CELL PROLIFERATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MYELIN SHEATH; NEUROFIBROMATOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; SCHWANN CELL; TUMOR DIFFERENTIATION; WESTERN BLOTTING; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 0031797026     PISSN: 10196439     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3892/ijo.13.6.1281     Document Type: Article

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