Human telomerase and α-methylacyl-coenzyme A racemase in prostatic carcinoma. A comparative immunohistochemical study

Annals of Diagnostic Pathology

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 205-208

  Puebla Mora, Ana Graciela ^a   Heras, Alfonso ^b   Cano Valdez, Ana María ^a   Domínguez Malagón, Hugo ^a  

^a INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE CANCEROLOGÍA   (Mexico)

^b BIO SB   (United States)

Author keywords

AMACR; hTERT; Immunohistochemistry; P504 S; Prostate carcinoma; Racemase; Telomerase

Indexed keywords

2 METHYLACYL COENZYME A RACEMASE; TELOMERASE; TELOMERASE REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE;

ARTICLE; CANCER INFILTRATION; CHRONIC PROSTATITIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CYTOPLASM; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; NEEDLE BIOPSY; NODULAR HYPERPLASIA; NUCLEOLUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE ADENOCARCINOMA; PROSTATE BIOPSY; PROSTATE CARCINOMA; PROSTATE TUMOR; PROSTATIC INTRAEPITHELIAL NEOPLASIA; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TRANSURETHRAL RESECTION;

ADENOCARCINOMA; BIOPSY; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; HUMANS; IMMUNOENZYME TECHNIQUES; MALE; PROSTATIC INTRAEPITHELIAL NEOPLASIA; PROSTATIC NEOPLASMS; RACEMASES AND EPIMERASES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TELOMERASE;

EID: 33745866981     PISSN: 10929134     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anndiagpath.2005.09.021     Document Type: Article

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