Expression of microtubule-associated protein 2 in benign and malignant melanocytes: Implications for differentiation and progression of cutaneous melanoma

American Journal of Pathology

Volumn 158, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 2107-2115

  Fang, Dong ^a   Hallman, James ^a   Sangha, Namrata ^a   Kute, Timothy E ^a   Hammarback, James A ^a   White, Wain L ^a   Setaluri, Vijayasaradhi ^a  

^a WAKE FOREST SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MICROTUBULE ASSOCIATED PROTEIN 2; TYROSINASE RELATED PROTEIN 1;

ARTICLE; CANCER GROWTH; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL STRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENDRITE; DISEASE MARKER; DOWN REGULATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MELANOCYTE; MELANOMA; METASTASIS; NERVE CELL; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NERVE SHEATH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DETERMINATION; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN INDUCTION; TUMOR GROWTH;

EID: 0034971166     PISSN: 00029440     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9440(10)64682-2     Document Type: Article

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