Differential expression of NGF receptors in human thymic epithelial tumors

Pathology Research and Practice

Volumn 195, Issue 8, 1999, Pages 549-553

  Parrens, Marie ^a   Dubus, Pierre ^a   Groppi, Alexis ^a   Velly, Jean François ^b   Labouyrie, Eric ^a   De Mascarel, Antoine ^a   Merlio, Jean Philippe ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE BORDEAUX   (France)

^b HAUT LÉVÊQUE HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

p75(NGFR); Thymomas; Thymus; Trk, nerve growth factor

Indexed keywords

NERVE GROWTH FACTOR RECEPTOR;

CELL PROLIFERATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPITHELIUM TUMOR; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; ORGANOGENESIS; PHENOTYPE; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RETICULUM CELL; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; THYMOCYTE; THYMOMA; THYMUS CANCER; THYMUS HYPERPLASIA;

EID: 0032837327     PISSN: 03440338     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0344-0338(99)80004-1     Document Type: Conference Paper

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