Activity of telomerase in ovarian cancer cells. Clinical implications

Clinical and Experimental Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 91-96

  Lubin, J ^a   Markowska, J ^a   Markowska, A ^a   Stanislawiak J ^a   Lukaszewski, T ^a  

^a POZNAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Poland)

Author keywords

Ovarian cancer; Telomerase; Telomeres

Indexed keywords

TELOMERASE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASCITES; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; OVARY CANCER; TELOMERIC REPEAT AMPLIFICATION PROTOCOL;

ADENOCARCINOMA; ADULT; AGED; CA-125 ANTIGEN; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CELL NUCLEUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION, FLUORESCENCE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM STAGING; OVARIAN CYSTS; OVARIAN NEOPLASMS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; TELOMERASE; UBIQUITIN-PROTEIN LIGASES;

EID: 67649809875     PISSN: 03906663     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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