Analysis of Alpha-fetoprotein mRNA Level on the Tumor Cell Hematogenous Spread of Patients With Hepatocellular Carcinoma Undergoing Orthotopic Liver Transplantation

Transplantation Proceedings

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 166-168

  Wang, Y L ^a   Li, G ^a   Wu, D ^a   Liu, Y W ^b   Yao, Z ^a  

^a TIANJIN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b KUOPIO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA FETOPROTEIN; MESSENGER RNA;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD CELL; CANCER SURGERY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; HUMAN; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; LIVER RESECTION; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; METASTASIS; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA ANALYSIS;

ADULT; ALPHA-FETOPROTEINS; CARCINOMA, HEPATOCELLULAR; CELL LINE, TUMOR; DNA PRIMERS; HUMANS; LIVER NEOPLASMS; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MIDDLE AGED; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, MESSENGER;

EID: 33846705826     PISSN: 00411345     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2006.10.008     Document Type: Article

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