Classical and Spermatocytic Seminoma in the Dog: Histochemical and Immunohistochemical Findings

Journal of Comparative Pathology

Volumn 137, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 41-46

  Grieco, V ^a   Riccardi, E ^a   Rondena, M ^a   Ciampi, V ^a   Finazzi, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

dog; seminoma; testis; tumour

Indexed keywords

ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE PLACENTA ISOENZYME; EOSIN; HEMATOXYLIN; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CARCINOMA IN SITU; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOG; HISTOCHEMISTRY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; NONHUMAN; PERIODIC ACID SCHIFF STAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEMINOMA; SPERMATOCYTIC SEMINOMA;

ANIMALS; CARCINOMA IN SITU; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, ENZYMOLOGIC; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, NEOPLASTIC; ISOENZYMES; MALE; PERIODIC ACID-SCHIFF REACTION; SEMINOMA; TESTICULAR NEOPLASMS;

CANIS FAMILIARIS;

EID: 34447250834     PISSN: 00219975     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcpa.2007.03.009     Document Type: Article

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