Expression of E-cadherin and β-catenin and their significance in non-small cell lung cancer

Chinese Journal of Lung Cancer

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 202-206

  Yan, Hong ^a   Jiang, Ying ^a   Zhang, Haiqing ^a   Chen, Xuejing ^a   Ma, Yanjie ^a   Wang, Chongli ^a  

^a CAPITAL MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

catenin; E cadherin; Lung neoplasms; Metastasis; Prognosis

Indexed keywords

BETA CATENIN; UVOMORULIN;

ARTICLE; CANCER INVASION; CANCER SURVIVAL; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LUNG NON SMALL CELL CANCER; LYMPH NODE METASTASIS; METASTASIS; PROGNOSIS; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA;

EID: 21844467551     PISSN: 10093419     EISSN: 19996187     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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