Prognostic value of Argyrophylic Nucleolar Organiser Regions (AgNORs) in breast lesions

Indian Journal of Cancer

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 76-85

  Simha, Mangala ^a   Menon, Malini ^a   Doctor, Vatsala ^a  

^a BREACH CANDY HOSPITAL   (India)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BREAST DISEASE; BREAST TUMOR; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CHROMOSOME NOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; PATHOLOGY; PROGNOSIS; SILVER STAINING; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

BREAST DISEASES; BREAST NEOPLASMS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; NUCLEOLUS ORGANIZER REGION; PROGNOSIS; SILVER STAINING;

EID: 0030155897     PISSN: 0019509X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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