In situ apoptotic cell labeling by the TUNEL method: Improvement and evaluation on cell preparations

Journal of Histochemistry and Cytochemistry

Volumn 44, Issue 9, 1996, Pages 959-968

  Negoescu, Adrien ^a   Lorimier, Philippe ^a   Labat Moleur, Françoise ^b   Drouet, Christian ^c   Robert, Catherine ^a   Guillermet, Christiane ^b   Brambilla, Christian ^a   Brambilla, Elisabeth ^a,b  

^a INSTITUT ALBERT BONNIOT   (France)

^b CHRU   (France)

^c CEA GRENOBLE   (France)

Author keywords

Chemiluminescence; Detergent; Double labeling; Enzymatic digestion; Microwaves; Preapoptosis; TUNEL

Indexed keywords

DNA NUCLEOTIDYLEXOTRANSFERASE;

APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CELL LABELING; CELL MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; CELL SELECTION; CHEMOLUMINESCENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MICROWAVE RADIATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0029835016     PISSN: 00221554     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/44.9.8773561     Document Type: Article

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