Are myoepithelial cells responsible for the widespread expression of inducible nitric oxide synthase in pleomorphic adenoma? An immunohistochemical study

Journal of Oral Pathology and Medicine

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 279-283

  Brennan, Peter A ^a   Umar, Tijjani ^a   Zaki, Graeme A ^a   Langdon, John D ^b   Spedding, Anne ^a   Buckley, Jayne ^a   Downie, Ian P ^a  

^a QUEEN ALEXANDRA HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Myoepithelial cell; Nitric oxide; Salivary tumours

Indexed keywords

ACTIN; EPITHELIUM CELL; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MYOEPITHELIUM CELL; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; PLEOMORPHIC ADENOMA; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; SALIVARY GLAND; SMOOTH MUSCLE;

ACTINS; ADENOMA, PLEOMORPHIC; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BLOOD VESSELS; COLORING AGENTS; EPITHELIAL CELLS; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE, SMOOTH; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; PAROTID NEOPLASMS; SALIVARY DUCTS; SALIVARY GLANDS;

EID: 0034088281     PISSN: 09042512     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-0714.2000.290607.x     Document Type: Article

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