Proliferation and programmed cell death: Role of p53 protein in high and low grade astrocytoma

Anticancer Research

Volumn 28, Issue 1 A, 2008, Pages 15-20

  Facoetti, Angelica ^a   Ranza, E ^a   Nano, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Astrocytoma; p53; Proliferation markers

Indexed keywords

KI 67 ANTIGEN; MINICHROMOSOME MAINTENANCE PROTEIN 7; PROTEIN P53;

APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; ASTROCYTOMA; CANCER GRADING; CELL PROLIFERATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GLIOBLASTOMA; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

APOPTOSIS; ASTROCYTOMA; CELL GROWTH PROCESSES; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM NEOPLASMS; GLIOBLASTOMA; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; PARAFFIN EMBEDDING; TUMOR SUPPRESSOR PROTEIN P53;

EID: 40549098395     PISSN: 02507005     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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