Fibroblast growth factor 8 is expressed at higher levels in lactating human breast and in breast cancer

British Journal of Cancer

Volumn 86, Issue 7, 2002, Pages 1097-1103

  Zammit, C ^a   Coope, R ^a   Gomm, J J ^a   Shousha, S ^a   Johnston, C L ^a   Coombes, R C ^a  

^a HAMMERSMITH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Fibroblast growth factor 8; Human breast cancer; Lactation

Indexed keywords

FIBROBLAST GROWTH FACTOR 8; GENE PRODUCT;

ADULT; AGED; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; BREAST CARCINOGENESIS; BREAST MILK; CANCER GRADING; CELL PROLIFERATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EMBRYO; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LACTATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE CANCER;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BREAST NEOPLASMS; CELL DIVISION; COLON; EPITHELIAL CELLS; FALLOPIAN TUBES; FEMALE; FIBROBLAST GROWTH FACTOR 8; FIBROBLAST GROWTH FACTORS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, NEOPLASTIC; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LACTATION; MIDDLE AGED; MILK, HUMAN; TUMOR MARKERS, BIOLOGICAL; UTERUS;

EID: 85047698654     PISSN: 00070920     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.bjc.6600213     Document Type: Article

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