AgNOR Expression in CNS Neoplasms

Indian Journal of Pathology and Microbiology

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 503-509

  Husain, Nuzhat ^a   Bagchi, Manisha ^a   Husain, Mazhar ^a   Tiwari, Bandana ^b  

^a KING GEORGE'S MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b SANJAY GANDHI POSTGRADUATE INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Neoplasms; Nucleolar organiser regions; Nucleus; Silver staining

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASTROCYTOMA; BRAIN; BRAIN TUMOR; CHROMOSOME NOR; CLASSIFICATION; CRANIOPHARYNGIOMA; EPENDYMOMA; GLIOBLASTOMA; HUMAN; HYPOPHYSIS TUMOR; MEDULLOBLASTOMA; MENINGIOMA; NEURILEMOMA; NEUROFIBROMA; PATHOLOGY; PERIPHERAL NERVE TUMOR; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ASTROCYTOMA; BRAIN; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; CRANIOPHARYNGIOMA; EPENDYMOMA; GLIOBLASTOMA; HUMANS; MEDULLOBLASTOMA; MENINGEAL NEOPLASMS; MENINGIOMA; NEURILEMMOMA; NEUROFIBROMA; NUCLEOLUS ORGANIZER REGION; PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM NEOPLASMS; PITUITARY NEOPLASMS;

EID: 0031241977     PISSN: 03774929     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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