Immunohistochemistry quantification by a digital computer-assisted method compared to semiquantitative analysis

Clinics

Volumn 61, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 417-424

  De Matos, Leandro Luongo ^a   Stabenow, Elaine ^b   Tavares, Marcos Roberto ^b   Ferraz, Alberto Rosseti ^b   Capelozzi, Vera Luiza ^b   Pinhal, Maria Aparecida Da Silva ^a  

^a Faculty of Veterinary Medicine   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Digital computer assisted image analysis; Galectin 3; Immunohistochemical quantification; Well differentiated thyroid carcinoma

Indexed keywords

EID: 33750410523     PISSN: 18075932     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s1807-59322006000500008     Document Type: Article

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