Detection of the MyoD1 transcript in rhabdomyosarcoma cell lines and tumor samples by reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction

American Journal of Pathology

Volumn 152, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 577-583

  Frascella, Emanuela ^a   Rosolen, Angelo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MYOD1 PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; BONE MARROW CELL; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; PERIPHERAL BLOOD STEM CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RHABDOMYOSARCOMA;

BONE MARROW; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HEMATOPOIETIC STEM CELLS; HUMANS; MYOD PROTEIN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REFERENCE VALUES; RHABDOMYOSARCOMA; RNA, MESSENGER; SARCOMA; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC; TUMOR CELLS, CULTURED;

EID: 0031906855     PISSN: 00029440     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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