Analysis of apoptosis and cell proliferation after high intensity-focused ultrasound ablation combined with microbubbles in rabbit livers

European Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology

Volumn 19, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 962-968

  Luo, Wen ^a   Zhou, Xiaodong ^a   Zhang, Jun ^a   Qian, Yunqiu ^a   Zheng, Minjuan ^a   Yu, Ming ^a   Gong, Xiaoyin ^a  

^a FOURTH MILITARY MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Apoptosis proliferative cell nuclear antigen; Contrast agent; High intensity focused ultrasound; Liver

Indexed keywords

CELL NUCLEUS ANTIGEN; SONOVUE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIGEN EXPRESSION; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CELL COUNT; CELL PROLIFERATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; HIGH INTENSITY FOCUSED ULTRASOUND; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LIVER; LIVER CELL; LIVER NECROSIS; MICROBUBBLE; NICK END LABELING; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RABBIT; STAINING;

ANIMALS; APOPTOSIS; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CELL PROLIFERATION; IN SITU NICK-END LABELING; LIVER; LIVER NEOPLASMS; MICROBUBBLES; MODELS, ANIMAL; PHOSPHOLIPIDS; PROLIFERATING CELL NUCLEAR ANTIGEN; RABBITS; RANDOM ALLOCATION; SULFUR HEXAFLUORIDE; ULTRASONIC THERAPY;

EID: 37349014046     PISSN: 0954691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MEG.0b013e3282cfb6f0     Document Type: Article

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