Pepsinogen C expression in tumors of extragastric origin

International Journal of Biological Markers

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 165-170

  Merino, A M ^a   Vazquez J ^c   Rodriguez J C ^c   Fernandez R ^c   Quintela, I ^c   Gonzalez L O ^b   Sanchez L M ^c   Vizoso, Francisco ^b  

^a HOSPITAL DE CABUEÑES   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL DE JOVE   (Spain)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Androgens; Breast cancer; Proteinases

Indexed keywords

ASPARTIC PROTEINASE; PEPSINOGEN II;

ARTICLE; BLADDER CARCINOMA; BLADDER TUMOR; BREAST CARCINOMA; CARCINOMA; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOMETRIUM CANCER; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; KIDNEY CARCINOMA; KIDNEY TUMOR; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OVARY CARCINOMA; OVARY TUMOR; PANCREAS CARCINOMA; PANCREAS TUMOR; PROSTATE CARCINOMA; STOMACH TUMOR;

EID: 0343183244     PISSN: 03936155     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/172460080001500207     Document Type: Article

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