Serum levels of vascular endothelial growth factor in gastric cancer patients

Journal of Surgical Oncology

Volumn 104, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 222-

  Eroǧlu, Aydan ^a  

^a ANKARA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

VASCULOTROPIN A; VASCULOTROPIN C; VASCULOTROPIN D;

ANTIANGIOGENIC THERAPY; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER SIZE; CANCER STAGING; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; HUMAN; LETTER; LYMPHANGIOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; STOMACH CANCER; TUMOR VOLUME;

HUMANS; STOMACH NEOPLASMS; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIAL GROWTH FACTOR A; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIAL GROWTH FACTOR C; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIAL GROWTH FACTOR D;

EID: 79960022310     PISSN: 00224790     EISSN: 10969098     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jso.21900     Document Type: Letter

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