Immunohistochemical analysis of Bcl-2 and Bax expression in relation to cell turnover and epithelial differentiation markers in the non-lactating human mammary gland epithelium

Cell and Tissue Research

Volumn 299, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 47-58

  Feuerhake, F ^a   Sigg, W ^b   Hofter E A ^c   Dimpfl, T ^b   Welsch, U ^b  

^a Neurozentrum   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^c KLINIKUM BOGENHAUSEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Bcl 2 family; Human; Ki 67; Mammary epithelium; Stem cell; TUNEL

Indexed keywords

CHLORDANE; CYTOKERATIN; CYTOKERATIN 14; CYTOKERATIN 19; DNA FRAGMENT; LECTIN; PROTEIN BAX; PROTEIN BCL 2; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; BREAST EPITHELIUM; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL METABOLISM; CELL NUCLEUS; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL STIMULATION; EPITHELIUM CELL; FEMALE; HISTOCHEMISTRY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; MACROPHAGE; MYOEPITHELIUM CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION;

ADULT; AGGLUTININS; ANTIGENS, CD; ANTIGENS, DIFFERENTIATION, MYELOMONOCYTIC; APOPTOSIS; BCL-2-ASSOCIATED X PROTEIN; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; BREAST; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL DIVISION; EPITHELIAL CELLS; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IN SITU NICK-END LABELING; KERATIN-14; KERATINS; MAMMAPLASTY; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; MIDDLE AGED; PROTO-ONCOGENE PROTEINS; PROTO-ONCOGENE PROTEINS C-BCL-2;

EID: 0033973291     PISSN: 0302766X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004410050005     Document Type: Article

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