Actin and calponin expression in basal cell carcinoma [7]

British Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 151, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 934-936

  Lee, M W ^a   Ahn, S J ^a   Choi, J H ^a   Moon, K C ^a   Koh, J K ^a  

^a University of Ulsan College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIN; ALPHA ACTIN; ALPHA SMOOTH MUSCLE ACTIN; CALPONIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

BASAL CELL CARCINOMA; CANCER INVASION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INFILTRATIVE BASAL CELL CARCINOMA; LETTER; MIXED NODULAR INFILTRATIVE BASAL CELL CARCINOMA; NODULAR BASAL CELL CARCINOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION;

ACTINS; CALCIUM-BINDING PROTEINS; CARCINOMA, BASAL CELL; HUMANS; MICROFILAMENT PROTEINS; NEOPLASM INVASIVENESS; NEOPLASM PROTEINS; SKIN NEOPLASMS; TUMOR MARKERS, BIOLOGICAL;

EID: 8344243727     PISSN: 00070963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2133.2004.06204.x     Document Type: Letter

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