Neurotrophic factor derived invasion of pancreatic cancer

Japanese Journal of Gastroenterological Surgery

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 995-998

  Okada, Yuji ^a   Takeyama, Hiromitsu ^a   Sato, Mikinori ^a   Manabe, Tadao ^a  

^a NAGOYA CITY UNIV MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Pancreatic cancer; Tumor invasion

Indexed keywords

EID: 54649084382     PISSN: 03869768     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5833/jjgs.31.995     Document Type: Article

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