Nestin as a diagnostic and prognostic marker: Immunohistochemical analysis of its expression in different tumours

Journal of Clinical Pathology

Volumn 58, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 222-223

  Ehrmann, J ^a   Kolar Z ^a   Mokry J ^b  

^a PALACKÝ UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

^b CHARLES UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NESTIN;

ARTICLE; ASTROCYTOMA; BLOOD VESSEL; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CARCINOID; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; DISEASE MARKER; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; MELANOMA; NEURINOMA; NEUROECTODERM; NEUROEPITHELIUM; PHEOCHROMOCYTOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; STEM CELL;

EID: 13244290150     PISSN: 00219746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jcp.2004.021238     Document Type: Article

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