Prognostic significance of DNA ploidy pattern and nucleolar organizer regions (AgNOR) in colorectal carcinoma

Croatian Medical Journal

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 154-158

  Eminović Behrem, Senija ^a   Trobonjača, Zlatko ^a   Petrovečki, Mladen ^a,b   Dobi Babić, Renata ^a   Dujmović, Milivoj ^a   Jonjić, Nives ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF RIJEKA   (Croatia)

^b University of Zagreb School of Medicine   (Croatia)

Author keywords

Cell cycle; Colonic neoplasms; DNA, neoplasm; Flow cytometry; Nucleolus organizer region; Prognosis, carcinoma; Rectal neoplasms

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER GRADING; CANCER SURVIVAL; CELL CYCLE S PHASE; CHROMOSOME NOR; COLORECTAL CANCER; CORRELATION FUNCTION; FEMALE; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PLOIDY; PROGNOSIS;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS; COLORING AGENTS; DNA, NEOPLASM; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NUCLEOLUS ORGANIZER REGION; PLOIDIES; SILVER;

EID: 1642633549     PISSN: 03539504     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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