α-Methylacyl coenzyme A racemase immunoreactivity in partial atrophy of the prostate

American Journal of Clinical Pathology

Volumn 126, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 849-855

  Adley, Brian P ^a   Yang, Ximing J ^a,b  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NORTHWESTERN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Methylacyl coenzyme A racemase; AMACR; Partial atrophy; Prostate needle biopsy

Indexed keywords

2 METHYLACYL COENZYME A RACEMASE; PROSTATE SPECIFIC ANTIGEN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATROPHY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE ADENOCARCINOMA; PROSTATE BIOPSY; PROSTATE DISEASE; SCREENING TEST;

ADENOCARCINOMA; ADULT; AGED; ATROPHY; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; BIOPSY, NEEDLE; HUMANS; IMMUNOENZYME TECHNIQUES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSTATE; PROSTATIC DISEASES; PROSTATIC NEOPLASMS; RACEMASES AND EPIMERASES;

EID: 33845442044     PISSN: 00029173     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1309/F3R88U2574Q8G1J3     Document Type: Article

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