Mitotic frequency in different early stages of testicular seminoma

Andrologia

Volumn 28, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 335-341

  Hofken K ^a   Lauke, H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAMBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

CIS; human; mitotic frequency; proliferation kinetics; seminoma

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER STAGING; CELL PROLIFERATION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MITOSIS RATE; SEMINOMA;

EID: 0030482299     PISSN: 03034569     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0272.1996.tb02811.x     Document Type: Article

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