Association between VEGFR-3 expression and lymph node metastasis in non-small-cell lung cancer

Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 389-394

  Li, Jie ^a   Yi, Han ^a   Liu, Zhidong ^a   Zhang, Haiqing ^a   Zhang, Dezong ^a   Yue, Wentao ^a   Jia, Hongyan ^a   Xu, Shaofa ^a   Li, Baolan ^a  

^a CAPITAL MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Immunohistochemical; Microlymphatic vessel density; Non small cell lung cancer; Semiquantitative multiplex reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction; Vascular endothelial growth factor receptor 3

Indexed keywords

RNA DIRECTED DNA POLYMERASE; VASCULOTROPIN RECEPTOR; VASCULOTROPIN RECEPTOR 3;

ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL PARAMETERS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; LYMPH NODE METASTASIS; LYMPH VESSEL; LYMPHANGIOGENESIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MICROLYMPHATIC VESSEL DENSITY; MRNA EXPRESSION ASSAY; NON SMALL CELL LUNG CANCER; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TUMOR GROWTH; ULTRAVIOLET SPECTROPHOTOMETRY;

EID: 84918819016     PISSN: 17920981     EISSN: 17921015     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3892/etm.2014.2091     Document Type: Article

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