Expression of transforming growth factor-α and epidermal growth factor receptor in gastrointestinal stromal tumours

Virchows Archiv

Volumn 435, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 112-115

  Cai, Yun Cai ^a   Jiang, Zhong ^a   Vittimberga, Frank ^a   Xu, Xiaowen ^a   Savas, Lou ^a   Woda, Bruce ^a   Callery, Mark ^a   Banner, Barbara ^a  

^a University of Massachusetts   (United States)

Author keywords

Autocrine loop; GIST; HER 1; HER 2; TGF

Indexed keywords

EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR RECEPTOR; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR ALPHA;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; ONCOGENE NEU; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SMALL INTESTINE TUMOR; STOMACH TUMOR;

ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROTEIN ISOFORMS; RECEPTOR, EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR; STAINING AND LABELING; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR ALPHA;

EID: 0032780384     PISSN: 09456317     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004280050407     Document Type: Article

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