Expression of laminin 1 and 2 in brain tumor vessels. An immunohistochemical study

Journal of Submicroscopic Cytology and Pathology

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 227-230

  Toti, P ^a   Villanova, M ^b   De Felice, C ^b   Megha, T ^b   Bartolommei, S ^b   Tosi, P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Basement membrane; Blood vessels; Blood brain barrier; Central nervous system neoplasms; Laminin

Indexed keywords

LAMININ; LAMININ A; LAMININ ALPHA2; LAMININ GAMMA1;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; BRAIN; BRAIN TUMOR; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; GLIOMA; HUMAN; MENINGIOMA; METABOLISM; MIDDLE AGED; NEURILEMOMA; PATHOLOGY;

ADULT; AGED; BRAIN; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; GLIOMA; HUMANS; IMMUNOENZYME TECHNIQUES; LAMININ; MENINGIOMA; MIDDLE AGED; NEURILEMMOMA;

EID: 0032037172     PISSN: 11229497     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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