Expression of survivin, a novel inhibitor of apoptosis, in superficial transitional cell carcinoma of the bladder

Journal of Urology

Volumn 171, Issue 2 I, 2004, Pages 631-635

  Ku, Ja Hyeon ^a   Kwak, Cheol ^a   Lee, Hye Sun ^a   Park, Hyoung Keun ^a   Lee, Eunsik ^a   Lee, Sang Eun ^a  

^a Seoul National University Hospital   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Bladder; Bladder neoplasms; Gene expression; Prognosis; Recurrence

Indexed keywords

APOPTOSIS INHIBITOR; AVIDIN; BIOTIN; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY; PEROXIDASE; SURVIVIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLADDER CARCINOMA; CANCER GRADING; CANCER SURVIVAL; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; TRANSITIONAL CELL CARCINOMA;

EID: 0345868328     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.ju.0000106082.44786.3b     Document Type: Article

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