Expression of leukaemia inhibitory factor in epithelial ovarian carcinoma: Correlation with clinical characteristics

Histopathology

Volumn 53, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 224-228

  Ye, F ^a   Hu, Y ^a   Lu, W ^a   Zhou, C ^a   Xie, X ^a  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

LEUKEMIA INHIBITORY FACTOR;

CANCER STAGING; CARCINOGENESIS; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL PROLIFERATION; CYSTADENOCARCINOMA; CYSTADENOMA; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; LETTER; OVARY CARCINOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION;

ADULT; CYSTADENOCARCINOMA, MUCINOUS; CYSTADENOCARCINOMA, SEROUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEUKEMIA INHIBITORY FACTOR; MIDDLE AGED; OVARIAN NEOPLASMS; PROGNOSIS;

EID: 47749094679     PISSN: 03090167     EISSN: 13652559     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2559.2008.03068.x     Document Type: Letter

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