Apoptosis and proliferation in thyroid carcinoma: Correlation with bcl-2 and p53 protein expression

British Journal of Cancer

Volumn 75, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 537-541

  Basolo, F ^a   Pollina, L ^a   Fontanini, G ^a   Fiore, L ^a   Pacini, F ^b   Baldanzi, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

^b Institute of Endocrinology   (Italy)

Author keywords

Apoptosis p53; bcl 2; Thyroid cancer

Indexed keywords

DNA NUCLEOTIDYLEXOTRANSFERASE; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY; PROTEIN BCL 2; PROTEIN P53;

APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CANCER GROWTH; CELL PROLIFERATION; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDULLARY CARCINOMA; PAPILLARY CARCINOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; THYROID CARCINOMA;

EID: 0031051919     PISSN: 00070920     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/bjc.1997.93     Document Type: Article

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