Expression of neural cell adhesion molecules and neurofilament protein isoforms in Ewing's sarcoma of bone and soft tissue sarcomas other than rhabdomyosarcoma

Human Pathology

Volumn 30, Issue 10, 1999, Pages 1207-1212

  Molenaar, W M ^a   Muntinghe, F L H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Ewing's sarcoma; Neural cell adhesion molecule (N CAM); Neurofilament protein isoforms; Soft tissue sarcoma

Indexed keywords

NERVE CELL ADHESION MOLECULE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BONE CANCER; CELL ADHESION; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; EWING SARCOMA; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN PHOSPHORYLATION; SOFT TISSUE CANCER; SOFT TISSUE SARCOMA;

EID: 0032883657     PISSN: 00468177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0046-8177(99)90039-4     Document Type: Article

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