Expression of endothelial and inducible nitric oxide synthase and caspase-3 in tonsillar cancer, chronic tonsillitis and healthy tonsils

Folia Biologica

Volumn 54, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 141-145

  Lukeš, Petr ^a   Pacova H ^b   Kucera T ^b   Vesely D ^c   Martinek J ^b   Astl, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL MOTOL   (Czech Republic)

^b CHARLES UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

^c Regional Hospital Pribram   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CASPASE 3; ENDOTHELIAL NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; INDUCIBLE NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE;

APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; CHRONIC INFLAMMATION; CHRONIC TONSILLITIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOPLASM; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; GERMINAL CENTER; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LYMPH FOLLICLE; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; SQUAMOUS EPITHELIUM; TONSIL CANCER; TUMOR VASCULARIZATION;

EID: 58149516343     PISSN: 00155500     EISSN: 25337602     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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