Expression of L-type amino acid transporter 1 (LAT1) in esophageal carcinoma

Journal of Surgical Oncology

Volumn 90, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 233-238

  Kobayashi, Hideaki ^a   Ishii, Yukimoto ^a   Takayama, Tadatoshi ^a  

^a NIHON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Depth of invasion; Esophageal carcinoma (squamous cell carcinoma); Immunohistochemistry; L type amino acid transporter 1 (LAT1); Tumor size

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID TRANSPORTER; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G ANTIBODY; SYNTHETIC PEPTIDE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ENDOSCOPIC MUCOSAL RESECTION; ESOPHAGUS CARCINOMA; ESOPHAGUS RESECTION; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA;

AGED; ANIMALS; CARCINOMA, SQUAMOUS CELL; CELL PROLIFERATION; ESOPHAGEAL NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LARGE NEUTRAL AMINO ACID-TRANSPORTER 1; LYMPH NODES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUCOUS MEMBRANE; NEOPLASM INVASIVENESS; RABBITS;

EID: 20044374008     PISSN: 00224790     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jso.20257     Document Type: Article

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