Frequency of apoptotic bodies positively correlates with Gleason grade in prostate cancer

Human Pathology

Volumn 25, Issue 8, 1994, Pages 797-801

  Aihara, Masahiro ^a,b,c   Truong, Luan D ^a,b,c   Dunn, J Kay ^a,b,c   Wheeler, Thomas M ^a,b,c   Scardino, Peter T ^a,b,c   Thompson, Tomothy C ^a,b,c  

^a Scott Department of Urology Department of Cell Biology Department of Design Analysis ^*  (United States)

^b HOUSTON METHODIST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c MICHAEL E DEBAKEY VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

apoptosis; apoptotic body; Gleason grade; prostate cancer

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CANCER GRADING; CANCER SIZE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; MITOSIS; PROGNOSIS; PROSTATE CANCER;

ADULT; AGED; APOPTOSIS; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGE; MITOSIS; PROSTATE; PROSTATIC NEOPLASMS; STAINING AND LABELING; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, NON-P.H.S.; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, P.H.S.;

EID: 0027959046     PISSN: 00468177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0046-8177(94)90249-6     Document Type: Article

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