Ezrin immunoreactivity is associated with increasing malignancy of astrocytic tumors but is absent in oligodendrogliomas

American Journal of Pathology

Volumn 157, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 1785-1793

  Geiger, Kathrin D ^a   Stoldt, Peter ^a   Schlote, Wolfgang ^a   Derouiche, Amin ^b,c  

^a GOETHE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR BRAIN RESEARCH   (Germany)

^c DRESDEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EZRIN;

APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; ASTROCYTE; AUTOPSY; CANCER GRADING; CELL MOTILITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; NICK END LABELING; OLIGODENDROGLIOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION;

EID: 0033638445     PISSN: 00029440     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9440(10)64816-X     Document Type: Article

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