Expression of phosphatidylethanolamine N-methyltransferase in human hepatocellular carcinomas

Oncology

Volumn 65, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 152-158

  Tessitore, Luciana ^a   Marengo, Barbara ^b   Vance, Dennis E ^c   Papotti, Mauro ^d   Mussa, Antonio ^d   Daidone, Maria Grazia ^e   Costa, Aurora ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN PIEDMONT   (Italy)

^b Department of Experimental Medicine   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

^e NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cell proliferation; Follow up; Histologic grading; Phosphatidylethanolamine N methyltransferase; Stage

Indexed keywords

CELL MARKER; CHOLINE; MESSENGER RNA; PHOSPHATIDYLETHANOLAMINE METHYLTRANSFERASE;

ADULT; AGED; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; AUTORADIOGRAPHY; CANCER SURVIVAL; CANCER TISSUE; CELL GROWTH; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL TRANSFORMATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ASSAY; ENZYME CONFORMATION; EVALUATION; FEMALE; GENE DELETION; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC STRAIN; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LIVER CELL; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; MALE; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; NORTHERN BLOTTING; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SOUTHERN BLOTTING;

AGED; BLOTTING, NORTHERN; BLOTTING, SOUTHERN; CARCINOMA, HEPATOCELLULAR; DISEASE PROGRESSION; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, ENZYMOLOGIC; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, NEOPLASTIC; HUMANS; LIVER NEOPLASMS; MALE; METHYLTRANSFERASES; MIDDLE AGED; PHOSPHATIDYLETHANOLAMINE N-METHYLTRANSFERASE; RNA, MESSENGER; TUMOR MARKERS, BIOLOGICAL;

EID: 0041421226     PISSN: 00302414     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000072341     Document Type: Article

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