Expression of angiogenic VEGF-A (soluble isoforms 121, 165) and lymphangiogenic VEGF-C in colorectal cancers with micro-satellite instability

Journal of Surgical Oncology

Volumn 92, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 317-325

  Hollingsworth, Simon J ^a   Drye, Elizabeth R ^a   Tou, Samson I H ^a   Boulos, Paul B ^a  

^a ROYAL FREE AND UNIVERSITY COLLEGE MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Colorectal cancer; Gene transcription; Immuno histochemistry; Micro satellite instability; VEGF A; VEGF C

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENTARY DNA; MICROSATELLITE DNA; RNA; VASCULOTROPIN A; VASCULOTROPIN C;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COLON CARCINOGENESIS; COLORECTAL CANCER; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LYMPHANGIOGENESIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MICROSATELLITE INSTABILITY; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LYMPHANGIOGENESIS; MICROSATELLITE REPEATS; NEOVASCULARIZATION, PATHOLOGIC; PROTEIN ISOFORMS; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIAL GROWTH FACTOR A; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIAL GROWTH FACTOR C;

EID: 28844509748     PISSN: 00224790     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jso.20321     Document Type: Article

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