Expression of neurotrophin receptor Trk-C in nevi and melanomas

Journal of Cutaneous Pathology

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 318-322

  Xu, Xiaowei ^a   Tahan, Steven R ^b   Pasha, Terri L ^a   Zhang, Paul J ^a  

^a HOSPITAL OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NEUROTROPHIN 3 RECEPTOR;

ARTICLE; CANCER INVASION; CARCINOMA IN SITU; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MELANOMA; NEVUS; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SKIN METASTASIS;

HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MELANOMA; NEOPLASM STAGING; NEVUS; RECEPTOR, TRKC; SKIN NEOPLASMS; TUMOR MARKERS, BIOLOGICAL;

EID: 0038359392     PISSN: 03036987     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-0560.2003.00068.x     Document Type: Article

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