Morphometric study of nucleolar organiser regions in ameloblastoma and basal cell carcinoma

European Journal of Cancer Part B: Oral Oncology

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 209-214

  Rosa, L E B ^a   Jaeger, M M M ^a   Jaeger, R G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

AgOR; Ameloblastoma; Basal cell carcinoma; Odontogenic tumours

Indexed keywords

AMELOBLASTOMA; ARTICLE; BASAL CELL CARCINOMA; CELL PROLIFERATION; CHROMOSOME NOR; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; INTERPHASE; MITOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SILVER STAINING;

AMELOBLASTOMA; CARCINOMA, BASAL CELL; HUMANS; INTERPHASE; JAW NEOPLASMS; MITOSIS; NUCLEOLUS ORGANIZER REGION; SILVER STAINING; SKIN NEOPLASMS;

EID: 0031147985     PISSN: 09641955     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0964-1955(96)00070-X     Document Type: Article

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