Patterns of expression and secretion of vascular endothelial growth factor in malignant soft-tissue tumours

Journal of Cancer Research and Clinical Oncology

Volumn 126, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 219-225

  Kuhnen, Cornelius ^a   Lehnhardt, Marcus ^a   Tolnay, Edina ^a   Muehlberger, Thomas ^a   Vogt, Peter M ^a   Müller, Klaus Michael ^a  

^a RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Expression; Sarcoma; Secretion; VEGF

Indexed keywords

VASCULOTROPIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARCINOGENESIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN SECRETION; SOFT TISSUE SARCOMA;

EID: 0034073190     PISSN: 01715216     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004320050036     Document Type: Article

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