Quantitation of estrogen receptor mRNA in breast carcinoma by branched DNA assay

Breast Cancer Research and Treatment

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 47-55

  Nargessi, R D ^a   Khabbaz, N F ^a   Xu, X M ^a   Zamroud, M ^a   Kolberg, J ^a   Collins, M L ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

bDNA; Breast cancer; Denominator; mRNA; Quantitative assay

Indexed keywords

ESTROGEN RECEPTOR; MESSENGER RNA;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BREAST CARCINOMA; CLINICAL LABORATORY; DNA DETERMINATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ASSAY; WEIGHT;

ANIMALS; BREAST NEOPLASMS; CRICETINAE; DNA PROBES; DNA, NEOPLASM; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAMMARY NEOPLASMS, ANIMAL; RECEPTORS, ESTROGEN; RNA, MESSENGER; RNA, NEOPLASM; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TUMOR CELLS, CULTURED;

EID: 0031726292     PISSN: 01676806     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1006068811086     Document Type: Article

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