A comparative study of apoptosis and cell proliferation in infantile and adult fibrosarcomas

American Journal of Clinical Pathology

Volumn 106, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 493-497

  Kihara, Shun Ichi ^a   Nehlsen Cannarella, Sandra ^a   Kirsch, Wolff M ^a   Chase, Donald ^a   Garvin, A Julian ^b  

^a LOMA LINDA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Adult fibrosarcoma; Apoptotic index; DNA double strand breaks; Infantile fibrosarcoma; Proliferative (MIB 1) index

Indexed keywords

DNA; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY KI 67;

ADULT; AGE; AGED; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CELL CYCLE PHASE; CELL PROLIFERATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA STRAND BREAKAGE; FEMALE; FIBROSARCOMA; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; NEWBORN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0029744035     PISSN: 00029173     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ajcp/106.4.493     Document Type: Article

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