Correlation between clinicopathological factors and enzymatic activity of orotate phosphoribosyl transferase (OPRT), dihydropyrimidine dehydrogenase (DPD) in esophageal cancer

Japanese Journal of Cancer and Chemotherapy

Volumn 37, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 1283-1286

  Takemura, Masashi ^a   Yoshida, Kayo ^a   Morimura, Keiichirou ^a   Osugi, Harushi ^b   Lee, Shigeru ^b   Kishida, Satoru ^b  

^a OSAKA CITY GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^b OSAKA CITY UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Dihydropyrimidine dehydrogenase (DPD); Esophageal cancer; Orotate phosphoribosyl transferase (OPRT)

Indexed keywords

DIHYDROPYRIMIDINE DEHYDROGENASE; OROTATE PHOSPHORIBOSYLTRANSFERASE;

ARTICLE; CANCER INVASION; CANCER STAGING; CANCER SURVIVAL; CANCER TISSUE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ESOPHAGUS CANCER; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LYMPH NODE METASTASIS; LYMPH VESSEL;

EID: 79961122304     PISSN: 03850684     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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