Clinicopathological features of hepatocellular carcinoma evaluated by vascular endothelial growth factor expression

Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology (Australia)

Volumn 22, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 2202-2207

  Amaoka, Nozomi ^a   Osada, Shinji ^a   Kanematsu, Masayuki ^a   Imai, Hisashi ^a   Tomita, Hiroyuki ^a   Tokuyama, Yasuharu ^a   Sakashita, Fumio ^a   Nonaka, Kennichi ^a   Goshima, Satoshi ^a   Kondo, Hiroshi ^a   Adachi, Yosuke ^a  

^a GIFU UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Hepatocellular carcinoma; Liver condition; Vascular endothelial growth factor; Western blot analysis

Indexed keywords

ALPHA FETOPROTEIN; BIOLOGICAL MARKER; CHOLINESTERASE; PROTEIN; PROTHROMBIN; SERUM ALBUMIN; VASCULOTROPIN; VITAMIN K GROUP;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER INVASION; CANCER RECURRENCE; CANCER SIZE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DISEASE MARKER; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LIVER; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; MALE; PORTAL VEIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; STUDENT T TEST; WESTERN BLOTTING;

EID: 36349011806     PISSN: 08159319     EISSN: 14401746     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1746.2006.04790.x     Document Type: Article

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