Galectin-3 immunodetection in thyroid fine-needle aspirates: Technical procedure and results;Immunomarquage par la Galectine 3 en cytopathologie thyroïdienne: Technique et résultats

Annales de Pathologie

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 347-351

  Collet, Jean François ^a,b   Fajac, Anne ^b  

^a Cabinet de Cytopathologie   (France)

^b HÔPITAL TENON   (France)

Author keywords

Cytology; Fine needle aspiration; Galectin 3; Thyroid

Indexed keywords

GALECTIN 3; TUMOR MARKER;

ARTICLE; ASPIRATION BIOPSY; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CELL ADHESION; CELL PROLIFERATION; CYTOLOGY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; HUMAN; IMMUNODETECTION; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; THYROID CANCER; THYROID CARCINOMA; THYROID FOLLICULAR CARCINOMA; THYROID GLAND; THYROID NODULE; TUMOR GROWTH;

EID: 33845937926     PISSN: 02426498     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0242-6498(06)70739-8     Document Type: Article

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