Intracranial germ cell tumors: A comprehensive review of proposed Embryologic Derivation

Pediatric Neurosurgery

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 242-251

  Glenn, Orit Ariel ^a   Barkovich, A James ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHILD; EMBRYOLOGY; GERM CELL TUMOR; HUMAN; INFANT; INTRACRANIAL TUMOR; NEWBORN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; APOPTOSIS; BRAIN; CELL ADHESION; CELL MEMBRANE; CELL MOVEMENT; CHICK EMBRYO; CYTOPLASM; FEMALE; GERMINOMA; MALE; RATS; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 10244241838     PISSN: 10162291     EISSN: 14230305     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000121046     Document Type: Article

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