The carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) family: Structures, suggested functions and expression in normal and malignant tissues

Seminars in Cancer Biology

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 67-81

  Hammarström, Sten ^a  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Biliary glycoprotein (BGP); Carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA); CEA gene family member (CGM); Non specific cross reacting antigen (NVA); Pregnancy specific glycoprotein (PSG)

Indexed keywords

CARCINOEMBRYONIC ANTIGEN; CELL RECEPTOR; GLYCOPROTEIN; MEMBRANE ANTIGEN; PREGNANCY ASSOCIATED PROTEIN; TUMOR MARKER; TYROSINE;

BILE DUCT CANCER; CARCINOMA; CELL ACTIVATION; CELL ADHESION; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; COLORECTAL CARCINOMA; COMPETITIVE INHIBITION; EPITHELIUM CELL; GENE CONTROL; GENE LOCATION; GLYCOCALYX; HUMAN; MALIGNANT NEOPLASTIC DISEASE; MULTIGENE FAMILY; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TUMOR CELL;

EID: 0033057177     PISSN: 1044579X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/scbi.1998.0119     Document Type: Article

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