Neuronal features of oligodendrogliomas - An ultrastructural and immunohistochemical study

Histopathology

Volumn 50, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 887-896

  Vyberg, M ^a   Ulhoi B P ^a   Teglbjaerg P S ^a  

^a AALBORG UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Electron microscopy; Immunohistochemistry; Oligodendroglioma

Indexed keywords

CHROMOGRANIN; GLIAL FIBRILLARY ACIDIC PROTEIN; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY; POLYCLONAL ANTIBODY; SYNAPSIN I; SYNAPTOPHYSIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHROMOSOME 19Q; CHROMOSOME 1P; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; FEMALE; FLUORESCENCE IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; GENE DELETION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; MALE; NERVE CELL DIFFERENTIATION; NEUROSECRETORY CELL; OLIGODENDROGLIOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; SIGNAL NOISE RATIO; SYNAPSE; TUMOR CELL;

ADULT; AGED; CELL TRANSFORMATION, NEOPLASTIC; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM NEOPLASMS; DNA, NEOPLASM; FEMALE; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE, DIRECT; HUMANS; IMMUNOENZYME TECHNIQUES; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION, FLUORESCENCE; MALE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, TRANSMISSION; MIDDLE AGED; NEURONS; OLIGODENDROGLIOMA; TUMOR MARKERS, BIOLOGICAL;

EID: 34249815483     PISSN: 03090167     EISSN: 13652559     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2559.2007.02686.x     Document Type: Article

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