Telomerase activity in touch-imprint cell preparations from fresh prostate needle biopsy specimens

European Urology

Volumn 40, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 666-672

  Chieco, Pasquale ^a   Bertaccini, Alessandro ^b   Giovannini, Catia ^a   Stecca, Barbara A ^b   Martorana, Giuseppe ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Biopsy; Carcinoma; Cytometry; Prostate; Telomerase

Indexed keywords

RIBONUCLEASE; TELOMERASE;

ADULT; AGED; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; CANCER CELL; CELL ISOLATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ISOLATION; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; IMAGE CYTOMETRY; MALE; NEEDLE BIOPSY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE BIOPSY; PROSTATE CARCINOMA; PROSTATIC INTRAEPITHELIAL NEOPLASIA; TELOMERIC REPEAT AMPLIFICATION PROTOCOL; TISSUE SECTION;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BIOPSY, NEEDLE; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROSTATE; PROSTATE-SPECIFIC ANTIGEN; PROSTATIC INTRAEPITHELIAL NEOPLASIA; PROSTATIC NEOPLASMS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TELOMERASE;

EID: 0035700584     PISSN: 03022838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000049855     Document Type: Article

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