Bcl-2 protein expression in acute and chronic hepatitis, cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma

Pathology Research and Practice

Volumn 195, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 19-24

  Nakopoulou, L ^a   Stefanaki, K ^b   Vourlakou, Ch ^b   Manolaki, N ^b   Gakiopoulou, H ^b   Michalopoulos, G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Greece)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Bcl 2 protein; Cirrhosis; Hepatocellular carcinoma; Viral hepatitis

Indexed keywords

FORMALDEHYDE; PARAFFIN; PROTEIN BCL 2;

ACUTE HEPATITIS; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CELL GROWTH; CHRONIC HEPATITIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOPLASM; GROWTH REGULATION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INTRAHEPATIC BILE DUCT; KUPFFER CELL; LIVER CELL; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; LIVER DEVELOPMENT; LYMPHOCYTE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PROTEIN EXPRESSION;

EID: 0032944298     PISSN: 03440338     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0344-0338(99)80089-2     Document Type: Article

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