Significance of histological subtypes of Kikuchi's disease: Comparative immunohistochemical and apoptotic studies

Pathology International

Volumn 54, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 237-240

  Kuo, Tseng Tong ^a,c   Lo, Sing Kai ^b  

^a CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b University of Sydney   (Australia)

^c CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Cytotoxic activity; Histological subtype; Kikuchi's disease

Indexed keywords

CD8 ANTIGEN; CYTOTOXIC FACTOR;

APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOTOXICITY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; KIKUCHI DISEASE; NICK END LABELING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; T LYMPHOCYTE;

APOPTOSIS; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; HISTIOCYTIC NECROTIZING LYMPHADENITIS; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IN SITU NICK-END LABELING; LYMPH NODES;

EID: 2442640069     PISSN: 13205463     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1827.2004.01614.x     Document Type: Article

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