Estimation of proliferative activity in normal postmenopausal breast tissue using core biopsy

Breast

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 35-36

  Harper Wynne, C ^a   Hills, M J ^a   Nasiri, N ^a   Salter, J ^a   Dowsett, M ^a  

^a ROYAL MARSDEN HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY KI 67;

ARTICLE; BREAST BIOPSY; BREAST CELL; CELL PROLIFERATION; EPITHELIUM CELL; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; POSTMENOPAUSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0032956517     PISSN: 09609776     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0960-9776(99)90336-3     Document Type: Article

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