Enhanced glial fibrillary acidic protein-δ expression in human astrocytic tumor

Neuroscience Letters

Volumn 463, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 182-187

  Choi, Kyung Chan ^a   Kwak, Sung Eun ^a   Kim, Ji Eun ^a   Sheen, Seung Hun ^a   Kang, Tae Cheon ^a  

^a Hallym University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Astrocyte; Astrocytic tumor; Glial fibrillary acidic protein ; Glutamine synthase; Human

Indexed keywords

GLIAL FIBRILLARY ACIDIC PROTEIN; GLIAL FIBRILLARY ACIDIC PROTEIN DELTA; GLUTAMATE AMMONIA LIGASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASTROCYTE; ASTROCYTIC TUMOR; ASTROCYTOMA; AUTOPSY; BRAIN TUMOR; CANCER GRADING; CANCER TISSUE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; GLIOBLASTOMA; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; MACROGLIA; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; TUMOR CELL; TUMOR VOLUME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ALTERNATIVE SPLICING; ASTROCYTOMA; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; CHILD; FEMALE; GLIAL FIBRILLARY ACIDIC PROTEIN; GLUTAMATE-AMMONIA LIGASE; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TUMOR MARKERS, BIOLOGICAL; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 68949200798     PISSN: 03043940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neulet.2009.07.076     Document Type: Article

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