Focal intratumoral heterogeneity for telomerase activity in human prostate cancer

Journal of Urology

Volumn 161, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 1997-2001

  Wullich, B ^a   Rohde, V ^a   Oehlenschlager B ^a   Bonkhoff, H ^a   Ketter, R ^a   Zwergel, T ^a   Sattler, H P ^a  

^a SAARLAND UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

BPH; Prostate cancer; Telomerase; Tumor growth

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CELL HETEROGENEITY; ENZYME ACTIVATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ASSAY; ENZYME LOCALIZATION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE CARCINOMA; PROSTATECTOMY;

EID: 0032829439     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-5347(05)68872-6     Document Type: Article

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