Apoptosis in chronic viral hepatitis parallels histological activity: An immunohistochemical investigation using anti-activated caspase-3 and M30 cytodeath antibody

International Journal of Experimental Pathology

Volumn 86, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 19-24

  McPartland, Jo L ^a   Guzail, Mima Ali ^b   Kendall, Charles H ^a   Pringle, James Howard ^b  

^a LEICESTER ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Caspase 3; Hepatitis B; Hepatitis C; Knodell score; M30

Indexed keywords

CASPASE 3; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY;

APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CHRONIC HEPATITIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ACTIVITY; ENZYME ACTIVATION; FATTY LIVER; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS C; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOASSAY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INFLAMMATION; LIVER CELL; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM; TISSUE NECROSIS;

ANTIBODIES, MONOCLONAL; APOPTOSIS; CARCINOMA, HEPATOCELLULAR; CASPASE 3; CASPASES; FATTY LIVER; HEPATITIS B, CHRONIC; HEPATITIS C, CHRONIC; HUMANS; IMMUNOENZYME TECHNIQUES; KERATINS; LIVER NEOPLASMS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 13444269236     PISSN: 09599673     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0959-9673.2005.00411.x     Document Type: Article

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