Evaluation of telomerase activity in nasal polyps

American Journal of Rhinology

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 197-201

  Bruno, Ernesto ^a,b   Bonmassar, Enzo ^a   Di Girolamo, Stefano ^a   Adamo, Riccardo ^a   Alessandrini, Marco ^a   Ottaviani, Fabrizio ^a   Rosati, Faustino ^a   Franzese, Ornella ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TELOMERASE;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; NOSE MUCOSA; NOSE POLYP; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RECURRENCE RISK; RECURRENT DISEASE; TELOMERIC REPEAT AMPLIFICATION PROTOCOL;

EID: 4644355917     PISSN: 10506586     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/194589240401800403     Document Type: Article

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