Expression of E-cadherin in human colorectal cancer

Surgeon

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 86-91

  Khoursheed, M A ^a   Mathew, T C ^a   Makar, R R ^a   Louis, S ^a   Asfar, S K ^a   Al Sayer, H M ^a   Dashti, H M ^a   Al Bader, A ^a  

^a KUWAIT UNIVERSITY   (Kuwait)

Author keywords

Adhesion molecules; Colorectal cancer; E cadherin

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; CELL ADHESION MOLECULE; UVOMORULIN;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIGEN EXPRESSION; ARTICLE; CANCER GRADING; CANCER LOCALIZATION; CANCER STAGING; CELL MEMBRANE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COLORECTAL CANCER; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CYTOPLASM; EPITHELIUM CELL; FEMALE; GENDER; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; STROMA CELL; TISSUE SECTION; TUMOR DIFFERENTIATION; TUMOR VOLUME;

EID: 0038325683     PISSN: 1479666X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1479-666X(03)80121-X     Document Type: Article

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