Expression of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) in human thyroid neoplasms

Human Pathology

Volumn 30, Issue 8, 1999, Pages 891-897

  Katoh, Ryohei ^a   Miyagi, Eri ^b   Kawaoi, Akira ^b   Hemmi, Akihiro ^b   Komiyama, Akira ^b   Oyama, Tetsunari ^b   Shibuya, Masabumi ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF YAMANASHI   (Japan)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Immunohistochemistry; In situ hybridization; Northern blotting; RT PCR; Thyroid tumor; Vascular endothelial growth factor; Vascular structure

Indexed keywords

FIBROBLAST GROWTH FACTOR 1; VASCULOTROPIN;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CANCER GROWTH; GROWTH REGULATION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; NORTHERN BLOTTING; PROTEIN DETERMINATION; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; THYROID CANCER;

EID: 0032770297     PISSN: 00468177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0046-8177(99)90241-1     Document Type: Article

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