Use of cultured cells as a control for quantitative immunocytochemical analysis of estrogen receptor in breast cancer: The quicgel method

American Journal of Clinical Pathology

Volumn 111, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 329-335

  Riera, Jose ^a,c   Simpson, Jean F ^a,d   Tamayo, Rosalba ^a,b   Battifora, Hector ^a,b  

^a CITY OF HOPE NATIONAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Pacific Coast Reference Laboratories   (United States)

^c HOSPITAL VALLE DEL NALÓN   (Spain)

^d VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Breast carcinoma; Estrogen receptor; MCF 7 cells; Quantitative immunohistochemistry

Indexed keywords

ESTROGEN RECEPTOR;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BREAST BIOPSY; BREAST CANCER; CALIBRATION; CELL STRAIN MCF 7; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ASSAY; RECEPTOR DENSITY;

EID: 0033030568     PISSN: 00029173     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ajcp/111.3.329     Document Type: Article

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