Invasive meningioma is associated with a low expression of E-cadherin and β-catenin

Clinical Neuropathology

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 8-12

  Utsuki, S ^a   Oka, H ^a   Sato, Y ^b   Kawano, N ^c   Tsuchiya, B ^b   Kobayashi, I ^a   Fujii, K ^a  

^a KITASATO UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b KITASATO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c Isobe Clinic   (Japan)

Author keywords

catenin; E cadherin; Invasive; Ki 67; Meningioma; Proliferative activity

Indexed keywords

BETA CATENIN; CELL ADHESION MOLECULE; KI 67 ANTIGEN; UVOMORULIN;

ANAPLASTIC CARCINOMA; ARTICLE; BRAIN TUMOR; CANCER INVASION; CELL ADHESION; CELL PROLIFERATION; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FUTUROLOGY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LABELING INDEX; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENINGIOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

BETA CATENIN; CADHERINS; CYTOSKELETAL PROTEINS; HUMANS; IMMUNOLOGIC TECHNIQUES; KI-67 ANTIGEN; MENINGEAL NEOPLASMS; MENINGIOMA; NEOPLASM INVASIVENESS; STAINING AND LABELING; TRANS-ACTIVATORS;

EID: 12344311232     PISSN: 07225091     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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