Sialosyl-Tn expression in normal and pathological conditions of human endometrium. An immunohistochemical study

Pathology Research and Practice

Volumn 198, Issue 9, 2002, Pages 589-595

  Semczuk, Andrzej ^a   Paszkowska, Alicja ^a   Miturski, Roman ^a   Skomra, Danuta ^a   Cybulski, Marek ^a   Jakowicki, Jerzy A ^a   Berbec, Henryk ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF LUBLIN   (Poland)

Author keywords

Endometrial cancer; Endometrial hyperplasia; Immunohistochemistry; Prognosis; Sialosyl Tn

Indexed keywords

CELL SURFACE PROTEIN; SIALOGLYCOPROTEIN;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIGEN EXPRESSION; ARTICLE; CANCER CELL; CANCER GRADING; CANCER INFILTRATION; CELL MEMBRANE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOPLASM; ENDOMETRIUM; ENDOMETRIUM CARCINOMA; ENDOMETRIUM HYPERPLASIA; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; MYOMETRIUM; PROGNOSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TUMOR DIFFERENTIATION;

EID: 0036031065     PISSN: 03440338     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1078/0344-0338-00307     Document Type: Article

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