Expression of p67 (Munc-18) in adult human brain and neuroectodermal tumors of human central nervous system

Acta Neuropathologica

Volumn 99, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 191-198

  Kalidas, Savitha ^a   Santosh, Vani ^a   Shareef, Mohammed Momin ^a   Shankar, Susarla Krishna ^a   Christopher, Rita ^a   Shetty, Kurudunje Taranath ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH AND NEUROSCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Differentiation; Marker; Neuroectodermal tumors; p67 (Munc 18)

Indexed keywords

MUNC 18; NERVE PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTROCYTOMA; BRAIN; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM TUMOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIFFERENTIATION; GLIA; GLIOBLASTOMA; GLIOMA; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOBLOTTING; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENINGIOMA; NERVE CELL; NERVOUS SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT; NEURILEMOMA; NEUROECTODERM TUMOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION;

EID: 0033976351     PISSN: 00016322     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/PL00007424     Document Type: Article

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