The biology of the 17-1A antigen (Ep-CAM)

Journal of Molecular Medicine

Volumn 77, Issue 10, 1999, Pages 699-712

  Baizar, M ^a,b   Winter, M J ^a,b   De Boer, C J ^a,b   Litvinov, S V ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Carcinoma; Cell adhesion; CO17 1A; Ep CAM; Epithelium; GA733

Indexed keywords

ANTIGEN; CELL ADHESION MOLECULE; COMPLEMENTARY DNA; EPITHELIAL CELL ADHESION MOLECULE; GLYCOPROTEIN; MESSENGER RNA; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY; TUMOR ANTIGEN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIGEN EXPRESSION; BREAST CANCER; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER IMMUNOLOGY; CANCER IMMUNOTHERAPY; CELL ADHESION; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL GROWTH; EPITHELIUM CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; PANCREAS CANCER; REVIEW;

EID: 0032749197     PISSN: 09462716     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s001099900038     Document Type: Review

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