Expression of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) family members in breast cancer

Japanese Journal of Cancer Research

Volumn 90, Issue 9, 1999, Pages 977-981

  Kurebayashi, Junichi ^a   Otsuki, Takemi ^a   Kunisue, Hironori ^a   Mikami, Yoshinori ^a   Tanaka, Katsuhiko ^a   Yamamoto, Shigeru ^a   Sonoo, Hiroshi ^a  

^a KAWASAKI MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Inflammatory breast cancer; Lymph node metastasis; VEGF C; VEGF D

Indexed keywords

MESSENGER RNA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VASCULOTROPIN; VASCULOTROPIN C; VASCULOTROPIN D;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER CELL CULTURE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LYMPH NODE METASTASIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FAMILY; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SKIN METASTASIS;

EID: 0032758072     PISSN: 09105050     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1349-7006.1999.tb00844.x     Document Type: Article

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