Prognostic significance of the immunohistochemical expression of O6-methylguanine-DNA methyltransferase, P-glycoprotein, and multidrug resistance protein-1 in glioblastomas
β Scribed by Takao Nakagawa; Kazunori Ido; Takahiro Sakuma; Hiroaki Takeuchi; Kazufumi Sato; Toshihiko Kubota
- Book ID
- 108958115
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2009
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 436 KB
- Volume
- 29
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0919-6544
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