Apoptosis in astrocytic neoplasms

Acta Neurochirurgica

Volumn 139, Issue 9, 1997, Pages 845-850

  Carroll, R S ^a   Zhang, J ^a   Chauncey, B W ^a   Chantziara, K ^a   Frosch, M P ^a,b   Black, P McL ^a  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Astrocytic neoplasms; Bcl 2; Immunohistochemistry

Indexed keywords

PROTEIN P53;

ADULT; AGED; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; ASTROCYTOMA; CANCER GRADING; CELL DEATH; CELL GROWTH; CELL TYPE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; GLIOBLASTOMA; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTO ONCOGENE; TUMOR GROWTH;

APOPTOSIS; ASTROCYTOMA; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; GLIOBLASTOMA; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; PROTO-ONCOGENE PROTEINS C-BCL-2;

EID: 0030870313     PISSN: 00016268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF01411402     Document Type: Article

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