Telomerase activity and expression of the telomerase catalytic subunit, hTERT, in meningioma progression

Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 92, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 832-840

  Simon, Matthias ^a   Park, Tjoung Won ^b   Leuenroth, Sven ^b   Hans, Volkmar H J ^b   Löning, Thomas ^b   Schramm, Johannes ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BONN   (Germany)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Catalytic subunit of telomerase; Meningioma; Telomerase

Indexed keywords

TELOMERASE; TUMOR MARKER;

ADULT; AGED; ANAPLASTIC CARCINOMA; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVATION; ENZYME ACTIVE SITE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALIGNANT TRANSFORMATION; MENINGIOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TUMOR GROWTH;

EID: 0034012008     PISSN: 00223085     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/jns.2000.92.5.0832     Document Type: Article

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