Pathobiology of germ cell tumors - Applying the gossip test!

International Journal of Developmental Biology

Volumn 57, Issue 2-4, 2013, Pages 289-298

  Looijenga, Leendert H J ^a   Oosterhuis, J Wolter ^a  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Canine spermatocytic seminoma; Carcinoma in situ; Cytogenetics; Dermoid cyst; Dysgerminoma; Genomic imprinting; Germinoma; Gonadal dysgenesis; Gonadoblastoma; Hydatiform mole; Seminoma; Teratocarcinoma; Teratoma

Indexed keywords

CISPLATIN;

ARTICLE; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER CLASSIFICATION; CANCER EPIDEMIOLOGY; CANCER RESEARCH; CAREER; CYTOGENETICS; DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY; GERM CELL TUMOR; HUMAN; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; NONHUMAN; ONCOLOGY; PATHOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESIDUAL MATURE TERATOMA; SCIENTIST; TERATOMA; TESTIS CANCER;

ANIMALS; DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY; HUMANS; MALE; NEOPLASMS, GERM CELL AND EMBRYONAL;

EID: 84880082071     PISSN: 02146282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1387/ijdb.130025ll     Document Type: Article

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