Significance of apoptosis in metastasizing testis tumors

Urological Research

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 28-35

  Abend, M ^b   Port, M ^b   Schmelz, H U ^a   Kraft, K ^a   Sparwasser, C ^a  

^a BUNDESWEHRKRANKENHAUS ULM   (Germany)

^b Institute of Radiobiology   (Germany)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Immunofluorescence microscopy; Metastasis; Testis tumors; Tumor infiltrating lymphocytes

Indexed keywords

4',6 DIAMIDINO 2 PHENYLINDOLE; CD45 ANTIGEN; DNA FRAGMENT; EPITOPE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CARCINOGENESIS; CELL NUCLEUS; CELL ULTRASTRUCTURE; CHROMATIN CONDENSATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; EMBRYONAL CARCINOMA; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; MALE; METASTASIS; PHENOTYPE; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RELIABILITY; STAINING; TESTIS CARCINOMA; TESTIS TUMOR; TUMOR CELL;

ADULT; APOPTOSIS; CARCINOMA; CARCINOMA, EMBRYONAL; CELL NUCLEUS; CHROMATIN; DNA FRAGMENTATION; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE; HUMANS; MALE; T-LYMPHOCYTES; TESTICULAR NEOPLASMS;

EID: 1542348430     PISSN: 03005623     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00240-003-0370-x     Document Type: Article

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