RNA synthesis and splicing interferes with DNA in situ end labeling techniques used to detect apoptosis

American Journal of Pathology

Volumn 152, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 885-888

  Kockx, Mark M ^a,b   Muhring, Johannes ^a   Knaapen, Michiel W M ^a   De Meyer, Guido R Y ^a  

^a ANTWERP UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

^b MIDDELHEIM HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA; DNA FRAGMENT; RNA;

APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUE; CELL DEATH; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RNA SPLICING; RNA SYNTHESIS; RNA TRANSCRIPTION; TECHNIQUE;

APOPTOSIS; ARTERIOSCLEROSIS; CAROTID ARTERIES; DNA; HUMANS; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; NUCLEAR PROTEINS; RIBONUCLEOPROTEINS; RNA; RNA SPLICING; RNA, MESSENGER; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

EID: 0031922432     PISSN: 00029440     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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