Actin expression in neural crest cell-derived tumors including schwannomas, malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumors, neurofibromas and melanocytic tumors

Pathology International

Volumn 59, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 86-90

  Dundr, Pavel ^a   Povýšil, Ctibor ^a   Tvrdík, Daniel ^a  

^a CHARLES UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

smooth muscle actin; Melanocytes; Neural crest cell derived tumors; Schwann cells

Indexed keywords

ALPHA SMOOTH MUSCLE ACTIN; CALDESMON; DESMIN; MYOSIN; PROTEIN S 100;

ACTIN FILAMENT; ARTICLE; CELL ULTRASTRUCTURE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MELANOMA; METASTASIS; NERVE SHEATH TUMOR; NEURAL CREST; NEURILEMOMA; NEUROFIBROMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION;

ACTINS; HUMANS; MELANOCYTES; MELANOMA; NERVE SHEATH NEOPLASMS; NEURAL CREST; NEURILEMMOMA; NEUROFIBROMA; NEVUS, PIGMENTED; TUMOR MARKERS, BIOLOGICAL;

EID: 58149295426     PISSN: 13205463     EISSN: 14401827     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1827.2008.02333.x     Document Type: Article

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