Quantitative morphometrical investigation of basal cell layer in laryngeal premalignant lesions

Journal of Experimental and Clinical Cancer Research

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 495-502

  Serio, Gabriella ^a,c   Giardina, C ^a   Valente, T ^a   Pennella, A ^b   Lettini, T ^a   Dalena, A M ^a   D'Eredita G ^a   Riccot, R ^a   Resta, L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FOGGIA   (Italy)

^c POLICLINICO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Grading; Larynx epithelium; Morphometry

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BASAL CELL; CANCER GRADING; CELL ULTRASTRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DYSPLASIA; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LARYNX CARCINOMA; LARYNX MUCOSA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRECANCER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CELL NUCLEUS; CELL SIZE; EPITHELIAL CELLS; FOURIER ANALYSIS; HUMANS; LARYNGEAL NEOPLASMS; LARYNX; PRECANCEROUS CONDITIONS;

EID: 0036993186     PISSN: 03929078     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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