Lectin-binding patterns is normal, hyperplastic and neoplastic endometrium: The prognostic value of concanavalin A

Virchows Archiv

Volumn 436, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 52-58

  Sivridis, Efthimios ^a   Giatromanolaki, Alexandra ^a   Koukourakis, Michael ^b   Agnantis, Niki ^c  

^a DEMOCRITUS UNIVERSITY OF THRACE   (Greece)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF IRAKLION   (Greece)

^c UNIVERSITY OF IOANNINA   (Greece)

Author keywords

Con A; Endometrial carcinoma; Endometrium; Lectins; Prognosis

Indexed keywords

AVIDIN; BIOTIN; CONCANAVALIN A; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR; LECTIN; LEUKOAGGLUTININ; PEROXIDASE; PROGESTERONE RECEPTOR;

ARTICLE; BASEMENT MEMBRANE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOMETRIUM HYPERPLASIA; ENDOMETRIUM TUMOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LECTIN BINDING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS;

EID: 0033995434     PISSN: 09456317     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/PL00008198     Document Type: Article

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