AgNOR protein quantity of cervical smears correlates with that of histological sections in cervical intraepithelial neoplasia

European Journal of Histochemistry

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 105-110

  Pelusi, G ^a   Trere D ^a   Formelli, G ^a   Rinaldi, A M ^a   Derenzini, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

AgNORproteins; CIN (cervical intraepithelial neoplasia); Diagnosis; Image cytometry; Proliferation

Indexed keywords

NUCLEAR PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; BIOPSY; CANCER STAGING; CHROMOSOME NOR; COLPOSCOPY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE CYTOMETRY; METABOLISM; PATHOLOGY; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING; SILVER STAINING; UTERINE CERVIX CARCINOMA IN SITU; UTERINE CERVIX TUMOR; VAGINA SMEAR;

BIOPSY; CERVICAL INTRAEPITHELIAL NEOPLASIA; COLPOSCOPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGE CYTOMETRY; NEOPLASM STAGING; NUCLEAR PROTEINS; NUCLEOLUS ORGANIZER REGION; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; SILVER STAINING; UTERINE CERVICAL NEOPLASMS; VAGINAL SMEARS;

EID: 0030811751     PISSN: 1121760X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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