N-Acetylglucosaminyltransferase V as a possible aid for the evaluation of tumor invasiveness in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma

Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology (Australia)

Volumn 16, Issue 11, 2001, Pages 1282-1289

  Yanagi, Masahiko ^a   Aoyagi, Yutaka ^a   Suda, Takeshi ^a   Mita, Yuhsaku ^a   Asakura, Hitoshi ^a  

^a NIIGATA UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICAL AND DENTAL SCIENCES   (Japan)

Author keywords

Hepatocellular carcinoma; Metastatic potential; N acetylglucosaminyltransferase V; Prognostic estimates; Tumor invasiveness; 1 6 branched oligosaccharides

Indexed keywords

N ACETYLGLUCOSAMINYLTRANSFERASE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER INVASION; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER SURGERY; CANCER TISSUE; CHRONIC HEPATITIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COLORECTAL CARCINOMA; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FEMALE; GALLBLADDER CARCINOMA; GENE EXPRESSION; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; LIVER METASTASIS; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

EID: 0035698304     PISSN: 08159319     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-1746.2001.02612.x     Document Type: Article

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