Low frequency of HIF-1α overexpression in germ cell tumors of the testis

Applied Immunohistochemistry and Molecular Morphology

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 165-169

  Vranic, Semir ^a,b   Hes, Ondrej ^c   Grossmann, Petr ^c   Gatalica, Zoran ^b,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SARAJEVO   (Bosnia and Herzegovina)

^b CREIGHTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c CHARLES UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

^d CARIS LIFE SCIENCES   (United States)

Author keywords

germ cell tumors; hypoxia; hypoxia inducible factor 1a ; testis; VHL protein

Indexed keywords

HYPOXIA INDUCIBLE FACTOR 1ALPHA; VON HIPPEL LINDAU PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GERM CELL TUMOR; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LEYDIG CELL; MALE; NON SEMINOMATOUS GERMINOMA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SEMINIFEROUS TUBULE; SEMINOMA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CELL HYPOXIA; EXONS; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMANS; HYPOXIA-INDUCIBLE FACTOR 1, ALPHA SUBUNIT; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LEYDIG CELLS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS, GERM CELL AND EMBRYONAL; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEMINIFEROUS TUBULES; SEMINOMA; TUMOR MICROENVIRONMENT; VON HIPPEL-LINDAU TUMOR SUPPRESSOR PROTEIN;

EID: 84874931197     PISSN: 15412016     EISSN: 15334058     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PAI.0b013e31825e00b7     Document Type: Article

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