Development of fetal haemoglobin-blood cells (F cells) within colorectal tumour tissues

Journal of Clinical Pathology

Volumn 59, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 598-602

  Wolk, M ^a,b   Martin, J E ^b   Reinus, C ^c  

^a Royal London Hospital ^*  (Israel)

^b ROYAL LONDON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c SHAARE ZEDEK MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN F;

ANTIBODY AFFINITY; ARTICLE; BLADDER CARCINOMA; BLOOD CELL; BRAIN TUMOR; BREAST ADENOCARCINOMA; BURKITT LYMPHOMA; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COLORECTAL TUMOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOMETRIUM CARCINOMA; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LEUKEMIA; LUNG CARCINOMA; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRANSITIONAL CELL CARCINOMA;

ADENOCARCINOMA; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; BREAST NEOPLASMS; COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS; ERYTHROBLASTS; FEMALE; FETAL HEMOGLOBIN; HUMANS; LEUKEMIA; LUNG NEOPLASMS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOVASCULARIZATION, PATHOLOGIC; TUMOR MARKERS, BIOLOGICAL; URINARY BLADDER NEOPLASMS;

EID: 33745085533     PISSN: 00219746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jcp.2005.029934     Document Type: Article

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