Serum-soluble E-cadherin fragments in lung cancer

Tumori

Volumn 85, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 32-34

  Cioffi, Michele ^a,b   Gazzerro, Patrizia ^a   Di Finizio, Bruno ^a   Vietri, Maria Teresa ^a   Di Macchia, Catia ^a   Puca, Giovanni Alfredo ^a   Molinari, Anna Maria ^a  

^a SECOND UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES   (Italy)

^b Ist di Patol Generale e Oncologia   (Italy)

Author keywords

E cadherin; IEMA method; Lung cancer; Tumor marker

Indexed keywords

TUMOR MARKER; UVOMORULIN;

ARTICLE; BLOOD LEVEL; BREAST CANCER; CANCER STAGING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LUNG CANCER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; TUMOR GROWTH;

EID: 0033045449     PISSN: 03008916     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/030089169908500107     Document Type: Article

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