Apoptosis in human embryonal cell carcinoma: Preliminary results

Urological Research

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 368-375

  Schmelz, Hans Ulrich ^a   Abend, Michael ^b   Kraft, Konrad ^a   Van Beuningen, Dirk ^b   Pust, Rainer ^a   Sparwasser, Christoph ^a  

^a BUNDESWEHRKRANKENHAUS ULM   (Germany)

^b Sanitatsakademie der Bundeswehr   (Germany)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Embryonal cell carcinoma; Lymphocytes; Testicular neoplasms

Indexed keywords

DNA FRAGMENT; FAS ANTIGEN; FAS LIGAND;

APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CARCINOGENESIS; CELL STRUCTURE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYONAL CARCINOMA; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE TEST; LYMPHOCYTE FUNCTION; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TESTIS CARCINOMA;

APOPTOSIS; CARCINOMA, EMBRYONAL; DNA; DNA FRAGMENTATION; HUMANS; LYMPHOCYTES; MALE; METHODS; TESTICULAR NEOPLASMS; TESTIS;

EID: 0032699623     PISSN: 03005623     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002400050165     Document Type: Article

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