Evaluation of caspase-3 and caspase-8 deregulation in tongue squamous cell carcinoma, based on immunohistochemistry and computerised image analysis

Journal of Laryngology and Otology

Volumn 122, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 1213-1218

  Andressakis, D ^a   Lazaris, A C ^b   Tsiambas, E ^c,d   Kavantzas, N ^b   Rapidis, A ^a   Patsouris, E ^b  

^a SAINT SAVVAS HOSPITAL   (Greece)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Greece)

^c 401 GENERAL MILITARY HOSPITAL OF ATHENS   (Greece)

^d SOA No 20 ^*  (Greece)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Caspases; Image analysis; Squamous cell carcinoma; Tongue

Indexed keywords

CASPASE 3; CASPASE 8;

ARTICLE; CANCER GRADING; CANCER STAGING; CANCER SURVIVAL; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA; TONGUE CARCINOMA;

APOPTOSIS; CARCINOMA, SQUAMOUS CELL; CASPASE 3; CASPASE 8; DOWN-REGULATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGE INTERPRETATION, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM PROTEINS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; TONGUE NEOPLASMS;

EID: 54949084695     PISSN: 00222151     EISSN: 17485460     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022215108002636     Document Type: Article

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