Neuroendocrine tissue-specific transcription factor, BETA2/NeuroD, in gastric carcinomas: A comparison with chromogranin A and synaptophysin expressions

Pathology Research and Practice

Volumn 199, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 513-519

  Fujii, Akiko ^a   Kamiakito, Tomoko ^a   Takayashiki, Norio ^a   Fujii, Takeshi ^a   Tanaka, Akira ^a  

^a JICHI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Basic helix loop helix transcription factor; BETA2 NeuroD; Gastric carcinoma; Immunohistochemistry; Neuroendocrine differentiation

Indexed keywords

CHROMOGRANIN A; HELIX LOOP HELIX PROTEIN; SYNAPTOPHYSIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; TUMOR MARKER;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUROENDOCRINE TUMOR; PREVALENCE; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REGULATORY MECHANISM; STOMACH ADENOCARCINOMA; STOMACH CARCINOMA; TISSUE SPECIFICITY; TUMOR DIFFERENTIATION; WESTERN BLOTTING;

EID: 0141781142     PISSN: 03440338     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1078/0344-0338-00456     Document Type: Article

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