Microvilli and desmosomes of squamous cell carcinoma cells in tongue carcinoma related to regional lymph node metastasis: Ultrastructural and immunohistochemical studies with transferrin receptor

Medical Electron Microscopy

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 157-164

  Tanaka, N ^a   Miyamoto, T ^a   Kimijima, Y ^a   Mimura, M ^a   Ichinose, S ^a  

^a SAPPORO MEDICAL UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Desmosome; Metastasis; Microvilli; Tongue carcinoma; Transferrin receptor

Indexed keywords

TRANSFERRIN RECEPTOR;

ARTICLE; CANCER INVASION; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL ULTRASTRUCTURE; DESMOSOME; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOELECTRON MICROSCOPY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LYMPH NODE METASTASIS; MICROVILLUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA; TONGUE CARCINOMA; TUMOR VOLUME;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CARCINOMA, SQUAMOUS CELL; DESMOSOMES; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LYMPHATIC METASTASIS; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; MICROVILLI; MIDDLE AGED; RECEPTORS, TRANSFERRIN; TONGUE NEOPLASMS;

EID: 0034458003     PISSN: 09184287     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s007950000016     Document Type: Article

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