Metallothionein in pancreatic endocrine neoplasms

Modern Pathology

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 389-395

  Tomita, Tatsuo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Immunocytochemistry; Metallothionein; Pancreatic endocrine neoplasms; Pancreatic islets

Indexed keywords

CELL PROTEIN; GASTRIN; GLUCAGON; HEAVY METAL; INSULIN; MATRIX METALLOPROTEINASE; METALLOTHIONEIN; PANCREAS POLYPEPTIDE; ZINC;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GASTRINOMA; GLUCAGONOMA; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INSULINOMA; MALE; METAL BINDING; PANCREAS ISLET CELL TUMOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; TUMOR LOCALIZATION;

EID: 0034003018     PISSN: 08933952     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/modpathol.3880064     Document Type: Article

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