Expression of p75NTR in fetal brain and medulloblastomas: Evidence of a precursor cell marker and its persistence in neoplasia

Journal of Neuro-Oncology

Volumn 92, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 193-201

  Barnes, Michael ^a   Eberhart, Charles G ^b   Collins, Rodney ^a   Tihan, Tarik ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b DEPARTMENT OF PATHOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cerebellum; Medulloblastoma; Neurotrophin; p75ntr; Stem cell

Indexed keywords

CASPASE 3; CD133 ANTIGEN; CD34 ANTIGEN; CELL MARKER; KI 67 ANTIGEN; NEUROTROPHIN RECEPTOR P75; PROTEIN RET; REELIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CEREBELLUM; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME DEGRADATION; FEMALE; FETUS; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDULLOBLASTOMA; PROTEIN DETERMINATION; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; PROTEIN TARGETING; PURKINJE CELL;

ADOLESCENT; AGED; BRAIN; CEREBELLAR NEOPLASMS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; FETUS; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; MALE; MEDULLOBLASTOMA; MIDDLE AGED; RECEPTOR, NERVE GROWTH FACTOR; TISSUE ARRAY ANALYSIS; TUMOR MARKERS, BIOLOGICAL;

EID: 61349101402     PISSN: 0167594X     EISSN: 15737373     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11060-008-9755-6     Document Type: Article

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