Epithelial cells in bone marrow: Do they matter? [8]

Gut

Volumn 54, Issue 12, 2005, Pages 1821-1822

  Marsman, W A ^a   Westerterp, M ^b   Van Heek, N J ^b   Ten Kate, F J ^b   Izbicki, J R ^b   Van Lanschot, J J B ^b  

^a ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BONE MARROW CELL; BONE MARROW METASTASIS; COLORECTAL ADENOMA; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM CANCER; EPITHELIUM CELL; ESOPHAGEAL ADENOCARCINOMA; ESOPHAGUS RESECTION; HUMAN; LETTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 28144459458     PISSN: 00175749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/gut.2005.078774     Document Type: Letter

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