Increased galectin-3 expression in gastric cancer: Correlations with histopathological subtypes, galactosylated antigens and tumor cell proliferation

Tumor Biology

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 258-266

  Baldus, S E ^a   Zirbes, T K ^b   Weingarten, M ^b   Fromm, S ^b   Glossmann, J ^b   Hanisch, F G ^b   Monig S P ^b   Schroder W ^b   Flucke, U ^b   Thiele, J ^b   Holscher A H ^b   Dienes, H P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF COLOGNE   (Germany)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Cell adhesion; Galectin 3; Gastric cancer; Ki 67 antigen; Lectins

Indexed keywords

AGGLUTININ; ANTIGEN; CYTOPLASM PROTEIN; GALECTIN 3; KI 67 ANTIGEN; MEMBRANE PROTEIN; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY MAC 2; NUCLEAR PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER CELL; CANCER CLASSIFICATION; CANCER GROWTH; CELL ADHESION; CELL PROLIFERATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; STOMACH ADENOCARCINOMA; STOMACH CANCER;

EID: 0033844044     PISSN: 10104283     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000030131     Document Type: Article

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