Relationship between microvessel density and telomerase activity in hepatocellular carcinoma

World Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 10, Issue 14, 2004, Pages 2147-2149

  Piao, Yun Feng ^a   He, Min ^b   Shi, Yang ^a   Tang, Tong Yu ^a  

^a THE FIRST HOSPITAL OF JILIN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Children's hospital of Changchun   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TELOMERASE;

ARTICLE; CANCER GRADING; CANCER GROWTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENSITY; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; ENZYME ACTIVITY; HEPATITIS; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; METASTASIS; MICROVASCULATURE; SILVER STAINING; TELOMERIC REPEAT AMPLIFICATION PROTOCOL; TUMOR DIFFERENTIATION; TUMOR VASCULARIZATION; TUMOR VOLUME; BLOOD VESSEL; ENZYMOLOGY; LIVER TUMOR; METABOLISM; MICROCIRCULATION; PATHOLOGY; VASCULARIZATION;

BLOOD VESSELS; CARCINOMA, HEPATOCELLULAR; HUMANS; LIVER NEOPLASMS; MICROCIRCULATION; TELOMERASE;

EID: 4043110427     PISSN: 10079327     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v10.i14.2147     Document Type: Article

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