DAPI fluorescence in nuclei isolated from tumors

Journal of Histochemistry and Cytochemistry

Volumn 53, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 1033-1036

  Krishan, Awtar ^a   Dandekar, Payai D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

DAPI; DNA content; Flow cytometry; Nuclear volume; Tumors

Indexed keywords

4',6 DIAMIDINO 2 PHENYLINDOLE;

ARTICLE; BREAST TUMOR; CELL NUCLEUS; COVARIANCE; FLUORESCENCE; HISTOGRAM; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TUMOR;

ANIMALS; BREAST NEOPLASMS; CELL NUCLEUS; DNA, NEOPLASM; FEMALE; FLUORESCENT DYES; HUMANS; INDOLES;

EID: 22944477782     PISSN: 00221554     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1369/jhc.4B6563.2005     Document Type: Article

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