Expression of the catalytic subunit associated with telomerase gene in human urinary bladder cancer

Journal of Urology

Volumn 162, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 2217-2220

  Suzuki, Tohru ^a   Suzuki, Yasushi ^a   Fujioka, Tomoaki ^a  

^a IWATE MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Bladder cancer; hEST2 hTRT; RT PCR; Telomerase; TLP1 TP1

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENTARY DNA; MESSENGER RNA; TELOMERASE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLADDER CARCINOGENESIS; BLADDER CARCINOMA; CANCER GRADING; CANCER STAGING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ENZYME SUBUNIT; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RNA ANALYSIS;

EID: 0032746020     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-5347(05)68162-1     Document Type: Article

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