Prevalence and clinical significance of mammalian target of rapamycin phosphorylation (p-mtor) and vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) in clear cell carcinoma of the ovary

Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention

Volumn 13, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 6357-6362

  Khemapech, Nipon ^a   Pitchaiprasert, Sunaree ^b   Triratanachat, Surang ^a  

^a CHULALONGKORN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b Surin Hospital   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Immunohistochemistry; Ovarian clear cell carcinoma; p mTOR; VEGF

Indexed keywords

MTOR PROTEIN, HUMAN; TARGET OF RAPAMYCIN KINASE; VASCULOTROPIN A; VEGFA PROTEIN, HUMAN;

ADENOCARCINOMA; ARTICLE; CARCINOMA; FEMALE; GENETICS; HUMAN; METABOLISM; MIDDLE AGED; OVARY TUMOR; PATHOLOGY;

ADENOCARCINOMA, CLEAR CELL; CARCINOMA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; OVARIAN NEOPLASMS; TOR SERINE-THREONINE KINASES; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIAL GROWTH FACTOR A;

EID: 84877067313     PISSN: 15137368     EISSN: 2476762X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7314/APJCP.2012.13.12.6357     Document Type: Article

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