The Epstein Barr virus and gastric carcinoma

Indian Journal of Pathology and Microbiology

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 34-36

  Andal, N ^a   Shanthi, P ^a,b   Krishnan, K Baba ^a   Taralaxmi, V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MADRAS   (India)

^b Dr ALMPGIBMS ^*  (India)

Author keywords

EBV; Gastric carcinoma

Indexed keywords

LATENT MEMBRANE PROTEIN 1;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIGEN EXPRESSION; ARTICLE; CARCINOGENICITY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EPSTEIN BARR VIRUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LATENT PERIOD; MALE; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENESIS; PROTEIN DETERMINATION; STOMACH ADENOCARCINOMA; STOMACH CARCINOMA; VIRUS EXAMINATION; VIRUS PARTICLE;

ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; GASTRIC MUCOSA; HERPESVIRUS 4, HUMAN; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; STOMACH NEOPLASMS; VIRAL MATRIX PROTEINS;

EID: 0038586296     PISSN: 03774929     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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