Utility of Smo as a prognostic marker for human bladder tumors

Korean Journal of Urology

Volumn 48, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 997-1003

  Ha, Yun Sok ^a   Yun, Seok Joong ^a   Kim, Yong June ^a   Lee, Sang Cheol ^a   Kim, Wun Jae ^a  

^a Chungbuk National University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Bladder tumor; Immunohistochemistry; Smoothened protein

Indexed keywords

PARAFFIN; SMOOTHENED PROTEIN; TUMOR MARKER; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLADDER CANCER; BLADDER CARCINOGENESIS; BLADDER MUCOSA; CANCER GRADING; CANCER GROWTH; CANCER INVASION; CANCER RECURRENCE; CANCER STAGING; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OVERALL SURVIVAL; PROGNOSIS; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; SUPERFICIAL CANCER; TISSUE SECTION; TUMOR DIFFERENTIATION;

EID: 35848961217     PISSN: 04944747     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4111/kju.2007.48.10.997     Document Type: Article

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