Angiogenesis in hepatocellular carcinoma as evaluated by alpha smooth muscle actin immunohistochemistry

Hepato-Gastroenterology

Volumn 48, Issue 37, 2001, Pages 224-228

  Morinaga, S ^a   Imada, T ^a   Shimizu, A ^a   Akaike, M ^a   Sugimasa, Y ^a   Takemiya, S ^a   Takanashi, Y ^a  

^a YOKOHAMA CITY UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Alpha smooth muscle actin; Angiogenesis; Hepatocellular carcinoma; Immunohistochemistry; Neovascularization

Indexed keywords

ALPHA ACTIN;

ANGIOGENESIS; ARTICLE; CANCER SURVIVAL; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LIVER BLOOD FLOW; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TUMOR BLOOD FLOW;

ACTINS; ADULT; AGED; ANGIOGRAPHY; ARTERIOLES; CARCINOMA, HEPATOCELLULAR; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LIVER NEOPLASMS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE, SMOOTH, VASCULAR; NEOVASCULARIZATION, PATHOLOGIC; PROGNOSIS; PROLIFERATING CELL NUCLEAR ANTIGEN; SURVIVAL RATE;

EID: 0035108232     PISSN: 01726390     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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