Thymidine phosphorylase expression results in a decrease in apoptosis and increase in intratumoral microvessel density in human gastric carcinomas

Virchows Archiv

Volumn 437, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 31-36

  Osaki, Mitsuhiko ^a   Sakatani, Takashi ^a   Okamoto, Eiji ^a   Goto, Eizou ^a   Adachi, Hironobu ^a   Ito, Hisao ^a  

^a TOTTORI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Gastric carcinoma; Intratumoral microvessel density; Thymidine phosphorylase

Indexed keywords

PLATELET DERIVED ENDOTHELIAL CELL GROWTH FACTOR; THYMIDINE PHOSPHORYLASE;

ADVANCED CANCER; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CANCER STAGING; CONTROLLED STUDY; EARLY CANCER; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MICROVASCULATURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; STOMACH CARCINOMA; TUMOR VASCULARIZATION;

EID: 0033932595     PISSN: 09456317     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004280000205     Document Type: Article

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