Telomerase activity in human brain tumors: Astrocytoma and meningioma

Cellular and Molecular Neurobiology

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 569-574

  Kheirollahi, Majid ^a,b   Mehrazin, Masoud ^c   Kamalian, Naser ^c   Mohammadi Asl, Javad ^b   Mehdipour, Parvin ^b  

^a ISFAHAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^c TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Astrocytoma; Brain tumor; Meningioma; Telomerase activity

Indexed keywords

TELOMERASE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASTROCYTOMA; CANCER GRADING; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; MENINGIOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD;

ACID PHOSPHATASE; ADULT; AGED; ASTROCYTOMA; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HUMANS; ISOENZYMES; MALE; MENINGIOMA; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM GRADING; TELOMERASE;

EID: 84876693221     PISSN: 02724340     EISSN: 15736830     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10571-013-9923-x     Document Type: Article

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