Close correlation between telomerase expression and adenomatous polyp progression in multistep colorectal carcinogenesis

Cancer Research

Volumn 58, Issue 18, 1998, Pages 4052-4054

  Tang, Reiping ^a   Cheng, Ann Joy ^a   Wang, Jeng Yi ^a   Wang, Tzu Chien V ^a  

^a CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TELOMERASE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; COLON CARCINOGENESIS; COLON POLYPOSIS; COLORECTAL CANCER; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION FUNCTION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; MALIGNANT TRANSFORMATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION;

ADENOMATOUS POLYPOSIS COLI; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; DISEASE PROGRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM PROTEINS; TELOMERASE;

EID: 0032531003     PISSN: 00085472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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