Human chorionic gonadotrophin-β transcripts correlate with progesterone receptor values in breast carcinomas

Journal of Molecular Endocrinology

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 33-41

  Reimer, T ^a   Koczan, D ^a   Muller H ^a   Friese, K ^a   Krause, A ^a   Thiesen, H J ^a   Gerber, B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROSTOCK   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN BETA SUBUNIT; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR; MESSENGER RNA; PROGESTERONE RECEPTOR;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BREAST CARCINOMA; BREAST DISEASE; CANCER SURVIVAL; FEMALE; FIBROADENOMA; GENE EXPRESSION; HORMONE RELEASE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

EID: 0033993601     PISSN: 09525041     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1677/jme.0.0240033     Document Type: Article

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