Immunohistochemical Localization of p53 in Human Thyroid Neoplasms: Correlation with Biological Behavior

Endocrine Pathology

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 21-28

  Hosal, Sefik A ^a   Apel, Robyn L ^b   Freeman, Jeremy L ^a   Azadian, Abbas ^b   Rosen, Irving B ^b   LiVolsi, Virginia A ^c   Asa, Sylvia L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b MOUNT SINAI HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^c HOSPITAL OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Immunohistochemistry; Neoplasia; p53; Thyroid

Indexed keywords

EID: 0002236166     PISSN: 10463976     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02739704     Document Type: Article

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