Vascular endothelial growth factor/vascular permeability factor mRNA expression in patients with chronic hepatitis C and hepatocellular carcinoma

International Journal of Oncology

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 353-359

  Shimoda, Katsuhiro ^a  

^a Division of Digestive Disease and Nutrition   (United States)

Author keywords

Angiogenesis; Hepatic activity index; Hepatitis c; Hepatocellular carcinoma; Vascular endothelial growth factor

Indexed keywords

ENDOTHELIAL CELL GROWTH FACTOR; LYMPHOKINE; MESSENGER RNA; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIAL GROWTH FACTOR A, HUMAN; VASCULOTROPIN; VASCULOTROPIN A;

ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; GENETICS; HEPATITIS C; HUMAN; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; LIVER TUMOR; METABOLISM; NEOVASCULARIZATION (PATHOLOGY);

CARCINOMA, HEPATOCELLULAR; ENDOTHELIAL GROWTH FACTORS; HEPATITIS C, CHRONIC; HUMANS; LIVER NEOPLASMS; LYMPHOKINES; NEOVASCULARIZATION, PATHOLOGIC; RNA, MESSENGER; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIAL GROWTH FACTOR A; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIAL GROWTH FACTORS;

EID: 0033071015     PISSN: 10196439     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3892/ijo.14.2.353     Document Type: Article

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