A comparative immunohistochemical study of spontaneous and chemically induced pheochromocytomas in B6C3F1 mice

Endocrine Pathology

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 81-91

  Hill, Georgette D ^a   Pace, Virgilio ^b   Persohn, Elke ^c   Bresser, Christina ^c   Haseman, Joseph K ^a   Tischler, Arthur S ^d   Nyska, Abraham ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

^b Chemistry Section   (Italy)

^c Novartis Pharma AG   (Switzerland)

^d TUFTS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

B6C3F1 mouse; Chemically induced; Immunohistochemistry; Pheochromocytoma; Spontaneous

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; CHEMICAL COMPOUND; CHROMOGRANIN A; NORADRENALIN; PENTACHLOROPHENOL; PHENYLETHANOLAMINE N METHYLTRANSFERASE; TUMOR MARKER; TYROSINE 3 MONOOXYGENASE;

ADRENAL MEDULLA TUMOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CHROMAFFIN CELL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; MALE; MOUSE; MOUSE STRAIN; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PHEOCHROMOCYTOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RELIABILITY; TECHNIQUE; TUMOR CLASSIFICATION;

ADRENAL GLAND NEOPLASMS; ANIMALS; CHROMOGRANIN A; CHROMOGRANINS; FEMALE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MICE; NEOPLASMS; PHENYLETHANOLAMINE N-METHYLTRANSFERASE; PHEOCHROMOCYTOMA; RATS; TYROSINE 3-MONOOXYGENASE;

EID: 0037515621     PISSN: 10463976     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1385/EP:14:1:81     Document Type: Article

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