Eukaryotic initiation factor-4E in superficial and muscle invasive bladder cancer and its correlation with vascular endothelial growth factor expression and tumour progression

British Journal of Cancer

Volumn 82, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 161-166

  Crew, J P ^a,b,c   Fuggle, S ^b   Bicknell, R ^a   Cranston, D W ^c   De Benedetti, A ^d   Harris, A L ^a,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b JOHN RADCLIFFE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c CHURCHILL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d LOUISIANA STATE UNIV MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Angiogenesis; Bladder cancer; elF 4E; VEGF

Indexed keywords

INITIATION FACTOR 4E; MESSENGER RNA; VASCULOTROPIN;

ARTICLE; BLADDER CANCER; CANCER GROWTH; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; SUPERFICIAL CANCER;

EID: 0033988498     PISSN: 00070920     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1054/bjoc.1999.0894     Document Type: Article

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