Expression patterns of cancer testis antigens in testicular germ cell tumors and adjacent testicular tissue

Journal of Urology

Volumn 165, Issue 5 I, 2001, Pages 1790-1794

  Yuasa, Takeshi ^b   Okamoto, Keisei ^a   Kawakami, Takahiro ^b   Mishina, Mutsuki ^b   Ogawa, Osamu ^b   Okada, Yusaku ^b  

^a SHIGA UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCE   (Japan)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Gene expression; Germinoma; Testicular neoplasms; Testis; X chromosome

Indexed keywords

TUMOR ANTIGEN;

ANTIGEN EXPRESSION; ARTICLE; CARCINOGENESIS; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOTOXIC T LYMPHOCYTE; GENE EXPRESSION; GERM CELL TUMOR; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; NON SEMINOMATOUS GERMINOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEMINOMA; TERATOMA; TESTIS CANCER; X CHROMOSOME;

EID: 0035046996     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0022-5347(05)66415-4     Document Type: Article

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