Telomerase activity. Simplification of assay and detection in bladder tumor and urinary exfoliated cells

Urologic Oncology

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 25-30

  Hoshi, Senji ^a   Takahashi, Toshiko ^a   Satoh, Makoto ^a   Numahata, Kenji ^a   Suzuki, Ken Ichi ^a   Ohyama, Chikara ^a   Mori, Mituko ^b   Mituoka, Tikako ^b   Nakagawara, Kan Ichi ^b   Orikasa, Seiichi ^b  

^a TOHOKU UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b Nihon Gene Res Laboratories Inc   (Japan)

Author keywords

Bladder cancer; Telomerase activity; Urinary cytology

Indexed keywords

TELOMERASE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLADDER TUMOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; URINE CYTOLOGY;

EID: 0033992601     PISSN: 10781439     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1078-1439(98)00005-2     Document Type: Article

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