Assessment of DNA content in formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded tissue of lung cancer by laser scanning cytometer

Pathology International

Volumn 49, Issue 8, 1999, Pages 695-701

  Kamlya, Noriki ^a   Yokose, Tomoyuki ^a   Kiyomatsu, Yoshimasa ^b   Fahey, Michael T ^a   Kodama, Tetsuro ^c   Mukai, Kiyoshi ^a,d  

^a NATIONAL CANCER CENTER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Japan)

^b Ryumei kan Building 4   (Japan)

^c NATIONAL CANCER CENTER HOSPITAL EAST   (Japan)

^d TOKYO MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

DNA content analysis; DNA index; Laser scanning cytometer; Paraffin embedded tissue

Indexed keywords

PARAFFIN;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CYTOMETRY; DEVICE; DNA CONTENT; FLOW CYTOMETRY; FLUORESCENCE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LUNG CANCER; MEASUREMENT; PLOIDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TECHNIQUE;

ANEUPLOIDY; DIPLOIDY; DNA, NEOPLASM; FIXATIVES; FLOW CYTOMETRY; FORMALDEHYDE; FREEZING; HUMANS; IMAGE CYTOMETRY; LUNG NEOPLASMS; MICROSCOPY, CONFOCAL; PARAFFIN EMBEDDING;

EID: 0032722215     PISSN: 13205463     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-1827.1999.00937.x     Document Type: Article

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