Expression of glutaminase is upregulated in colorectal cancer and of clinical significance

International Journal of Clinical and Experimental Pathology

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 1093-1100

  Huang, Fang ^a   Zhang, Qiuyue ^a   Ma, Hong ^a   Lv, Qing ^a   Zhang, Tao ^a  

^a HUAZHONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Colorectal cancer; Glutaminase; Tumorigenesis

Indexed keywords

GLUTAMINASE;

ADENOCARCINOMA; AGED; BIOSYNTHESIS; COLORECTAL TUMOR; ENZYMOLOGY; FEMALE; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; TISSUE MICROARRAY; UPREGULATION; WESTERN BLOTTING;

ADENOCARCINOMA; AGED; BLOTTING, WESTERN; COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; GLUTAMINASE; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MICROSCOPY, FLUORESCENCE; MIDDLE AGED; TISSUE ARRAY ANALYSIS; UP-REGULATION;

EID: 84899512958     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19362625     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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