DNA Content, Chromatin Texture and Nuclear Morphology in Benzo[a]pyrene-Transformed Human Breast Epithelial Cells after Microcell-Mediated Transfer of Chromosomes 11 and 17

Cytometry Part A

Volumn 52, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 70-76

  Mello, Maria Luiza S ^a   De Campos Vidal, Benedicto ^a   Lareef, Mohamed H ^b   Hu, Yun F ^b   Yang, Xiaoqi ^b   Russo, Jose ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

^b FOX CHASE CANCER CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Chromatin texture; Chromosomes 11 and 17; DNA content; Human breast epithelial cells; Image analysis; Tumorigenesis

Indexed keywords

BENZO[A]PYRENE; DNA;

ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; BREAST CARCINOGENESIS; BREAST EPITHELIUM; CELL STRUCTURE; CELL TRANSFORMATION; CHROMATIN; CHROMOSOME 11; CHROMOSOME 17; DNA CONTENT; EPITHELIUM CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMAGE ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0346244107     PISSN: 15524922     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cyto.a.10029     Document Type: Article

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