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Correlation between the concentration of C-ERBB-2 protein, EGF-receptor and TGFα in breast cancer tissue, and clinicopathological parameters

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Abbreviations

EGFr:

Epidermal growth factor receptor

EIA:

Enzyme immunoassay

ER:

Estrogen receptor

TGFα:

Transforming growth factor #x03B1;

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  1. Second Depertment of Surgery, Nagoya Univerdity School of Medicine, 1-1 Kanokoden, Chikusa-ku, 464, Nagoya, Japan

    Tatsuhiko Narita, Hiroomi Funahashi, Tsuneo Imai & Hiroshi Takagi

  2. Laboratory of Experimental Pathology, Research Institute of Aichi Cancer Center, 1-1 Kanokoden, Chikusa-ku, 464, Nagoya, Japan

    Tatsuhiko Narita

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Narita, T., Funahashi, H., Imai, T. et al. Correlation between the concentration of C-ERBB-2 protein, EGF-receptor and TGFα in breast cancer tissue, and clinicopathological parameters. Breast Cancer 1, 57–59 (1994). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02967376

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