Immunohistochemical staining of human α-defensin-1 (HNP-1), in the submandibular glands of patients with oral carcinomas

Anticancer Research

Volumn 20, Issue 2 B, 2000, Pages 1125-1127

  Mizukawa, Nobuyoshi ^a   Sugiyama, Katsumi ^a   Kamio, Masayuki ^a   Yamachika, Eiki ^a   Ueno, Takaaki ^a   Fukunaga, Joji ^a   Takagi, Shin ^a   Sugahara, Toshio ^a  

^a OKAYAMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Defensin; HNP 1; Oral carcinoma; Striated duct cells; Submandibular gland

Indexed keywords

DEFENSIN;

ARTICLE; CAPILLARY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INTIMA; MOUTH CARCINOMA; NEUTROPHIL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; SUBMANDIBULAR GLAND; TUMOR IMMUNITY;

ALPHA-DEFENSINS; CAPILLARIES; CARCINOMA, SQUAMOUS CELL; DEFENSINS; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MOUTH NEOPLASMS; NEUTROPHILS; PROTEINS; SUBMANDIBULAR GLAND;

EID: 0034056108     PISSN: 02507005     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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