The influence of fixation delay on mitotic activity and flow cytometric cell cycle variables

Human Pathology

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 95-100

  Bergers, E ^a   Jannink, I ^a   Van Diest, P I ^a   Cuesta, M A ^a   Meyer, S ^a   Van Mourik, J C ^a   Baak, J P A ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

cell cycle variables; fixation delay; mitotic activity

Indexed keywords

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CELL CYCLE S PHASE; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HISTOGRAM; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTESTINE MUCOSA; MITOSIS RATE; PROGNOSIS; REPRODUCIBILITY; TISSUE FIXATION;

EID: 0031047062     PISSN: 00468177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0046-8177(97)90286-0     Document Type: Article

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