Immunohistochemical localization of glutathione S-transferase α and Π in human esophageal squamous epithelium, Barrett's epithelium and carcinoma

Japanese Journal of Cancer Research

Volumn 90, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 530-535

  Van Lieshout, Esther M M ^a   Van Haelst, Urbain J G M ^a   Wobbes, Theo ^a   Peters, Wilbert H M ^a  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Barrett's esophagus; Esophageal cancer; Glutathione S transferases; Immunohistochemistry

Indexed keywords

EOSIN; GLUTATHIONE TRANSFERASE; HEMATOXYLIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BARRETT ESOPHAGUS; CELL NUCLEUS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CYTOPLASM; ENZYME LOCALIZATION; ESOPHAGUS CANCER; ESOPHAGUS MUCOSA; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SQUAMOUS EPITHELIUM;

EID: 0033025145     PISSN: 09105050     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1349-7006.1999.tb00780.x     Document Type: Article

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