Bax expression has prognostic significance that is enhanced when combined with AgNOR counts in glottic carcinomas

British Journal of Cancer

Volumn 78, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 100-105

  Xie, X ^a   Clausen, O P F ^a   De Angelis, P ^a   Boysen, M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^b OSLO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Bax expression; Nucleolar organizer regions; Prognosis; Proliferation

Indexed keywords

CELL MARKER; POLYCLONAL ANTIBODY; PROTEIN BAX; SILVER NITRATE; TUMOR MARKER;

ADULT; AGED; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CELL PROLIFERATION; CHROMOSOME NOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GLOTTIS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LARYNX CARCINOMA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA; TREATMENT FAILURE;

EID: 0031861979     PISSN: 00070920     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/bjc.1998.449     Document Type: Article

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