An overview on new anticancer molecular targets in human testicular germ cell tumors

Rendiconti Lincei

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 221-228

  Chieffi, Paolo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

Author keywords

Aurora B; Gonocytes; GPR30; HMGA; PATZ1; Seminomas; Teratoma; Testicular cancer; Testicular germ cell tumors; Testis

Indexed keywords

CELLS; DIAGNOSIS; MOLECULAR PHYSICS;

AURORA-B; GERM CELLS; GONOCYTES; GPR30; HMGA; PATZ1; SEMINOMAS; TERATOMA; TESTICULAR CANCER; TESTIS;

TUMORS;

EID: 84903756424     PISSN: 20374631     EISSN: 17200776     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12210-013-0280-y     Document Type: Review

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