Vascular endothelial growth factor and microvascular density in esophageal and gastric carcinomas

World Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 9, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 1604-1606

  Du, Jin Rong ^a   Jiang, Ying ^a   Zhang, Yan Mei ^a   Fu, Hong ^a  

^a HARBIN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

BLOOD CLOTTING FACTOR 8 ANTIBODY; VASCULOTROPIN; VON WILLEBRAND FACTOR;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER GROWTH; CANCER INVASION; CANCER STAGING; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DENSITY; DISEASE COURSE; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; ESOPHAGUS CARCINOMA; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LYMPH NODE METASTASIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PROGNOSIS; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SEROSA; STOMACH CARCINOMA; TUMOR DIFFERENTIATION; TUMOR VASCULARIZATION; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIUM;

EID: 0042064931     PISSN: 10079327     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v9.i7.1604     Document Type: Article

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