Telomerase activity and expression of telomerase reverse transcriptase correlated with cell proliferation in meningiomas and malignant brain tumors in vivo

Virchows Archiv

Volumn 439, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 176-184

  Cabuy, Erik ^a   De Ridder, Leo ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Alternate splicing; Glioma; Ki 67; Meningioma; Telomerase

Indexed keywords

RNA DIRECTED DNA POLYMERASE; TELOMERASE;

ACOUSTIC NEURINOMA; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN TUMOR; CELL PROLIFERATION; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION FUNCTION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GLIOMA; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPOPHYSIS ADENOMA; MALE; MEDULLOBLASTOMA; MENINGIOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TUMOR GROWTH;

5' UNTRANSLATED REGIONS; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; CELL DIVISION; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; FEMALE; GLIOBLASTOMA; HUMANS; INFANT; KI-67 ANTIGEN; MALE; MENINGEAL NEOPLASMS; MENINGIOMA; MIDDLE AGED; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, MESSENGER; RNA, NEOPLASM; TELOMERASE;

EID: 0034890509     PISSN: 09456317     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004280100466     Document Type: Article

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