Expression of seminal vesicle-specific antigen in serum of lung tumor patients

Journal of Forensic Sciences

Volumn 50, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 1114-1115

  Berti, Andrea ^a,c   Virgili, Antonino ^a   D'Errico, Giancarlo ^a   Vespi, Guido ^a   Lago, Giampietro ^a   Cavazzana, Andrea ^b  

^a Scientific Investigation Unit   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

^c Sezione di Biologia   (Italy)

Author keywords

Forensic sciences; Immunoassay; Semen; Semenogelins; Seminal vesicle specific antigen

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; PROTEIN; SEMENOGELIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIGEN EXPRESSION; ANTIGEN SPECIFICITY; ARTICLE; BLOOD LEVEL; CANCER PATIENT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HUMAN; LUNG NON SMALL CELL CANCER; LUNG SMALL CELL CANCER; LUNG TUMOR; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SCREENING; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SEMINAL VESICLE; SEXUAL CRIME;

EID: 24644498945     PISSN: 00221198     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1520/jfs2004446     Document Type: Article

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