Laser scanning analysis of cell-cell communication in cultured human prostate tumor cells

Analytical and Quantitative Cytology and Histology

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 54-58

  Carruba, Giuseppe ^b   Webber, Mukta M ^b   Bello Deocampo, Diana ^b   Amodio, Rosalba ^b   Notarbartolo, Monica ^b   Deocampo, Nestor D ^b   Trosko, James E ^b   Castagnetta, Luigi A M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Laser scanning confocal microscopy; Prostate cancer; Prostatic neoplasms; Tumor cells, cultured

Indexed keywords

BLEACHING; CANCER CELL CULTURE; CELL COMMUNICATION; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONFOCAL LASER MICROSCOPY; GAP JUNCTION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE CANCER;

ANIMALS; CELL COMMUNICATION; FLUORESCEINS; FLUORESCENT DYES; GAP JUNCTIONS; HUMANS; ISOQUINOLINES; MALE; MICROSCOPY, CONFOCAL; MICROSCOPY, FLUORESCENCE; PROSTATIC NEOPLASMS; RATS; TUMOR CELLS, CULTURED;

EID: 0033052337     PISSN: 08846812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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