Evaluating mitotic activity in canine and feline solid tumors: Standardizing the parameter

Biotechnic and Histochemistry

Volumn 74, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 64-76

  Sarli, G ^a   Benazzi, C ^a   Preziosi, Rosario ^a   Della Salda, L ^a   Bettini, G ^a   Marcato, P S ^a  

^a Division of Veterinary Pathology   (Italy)

Author keywords

AgNOR proteins; Image analyzer; MIB1; Mitotic index; PCNA; Tumors

Indexed keywords

CYCLINE; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY KI 67; SILVER NITRATE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BREAST TUMOR; CAT; CELL PROLIFERATION; DOG; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LYMPH NODE HYPERPLASIA; LYMPHOMA; MITOSIS; NONHUMAN; SILVER STAINING; SKIN TUMOR; SOLID TUMOR; STANDARD; TESTIS TUMOR;

ANIMALIA; CANIS FAMILIARIS; FELIDAE; FELIS CATUS;

EID: 0032921869     PISSN: 10520295     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/10520299909066480     Document Type: Article

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