Progressing imbalance between proliferation and apoptosis with increasing severity of cervical intraepithelial neoplasia

International Journal of Gynecological Pathology

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 205-211

  Ter Harmsel, Bram ^a   Kuijpers, Johan ^a   Smedts, Frank ^b   Jeunink, Marcel ^b   Trimbos, Baptist ^c   Ramaekers, Frans ^d  

^a REINIER DE GRAAF HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^b CANISIUS WILHELMINA HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^c LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^d MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

bcl 2; Cervical carcinoma; Cervical intraepithelial neoplasia; Ki 67 Ag

Indexed keywords

KI 67 ANTIGEN;

ADENOCARCINOMA; ANAPLASTIC CARCINOMA; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; BASAL CELL; CELL DEATH; CELL PROLIFERATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; METAPLASIA; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA; SQUAMOUS CELL METAPLASIA; UTERINE CERVIX CARCINOMA; UTERINE CERVIX CARCINOMA IN SITU; UTERINE CERVIX EPITHELIUM;

EID: 0030978835     PISSN: 02771691     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004347-199707000-00003     Document Type: Article

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