Expression of vascular permeability factor in craniopharyngioma

Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 91, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 831-834

  Vaquero, Jesús ^a,b   Zurita, Mercedes ^a   De Oya, Santiago ^a   Coca, Santiago ^a   Morales, Carmen ^a   Salas, Clara ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE MADRID   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO PUERTA DE HIERRO   (Spain)

Author keywords

Brain neoplasm; Craniopharyngioma; Vascular endothelial growth factor; Vascular permeability factor

Indexed keywords

VASCULOTROPIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CRANIOPHARYNGIOMA; CYST; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMAN; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOLID TUMOR; TUMOR CELL; TUMOR CLASSIFICATION; TUMOR VOLUME;

EID: 0033392488     PISSN: 00223085     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/jns.1999.91.5.0831     Document Type: Article

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