Characterization of epithelial apoptosis in biopsies of small-bowel allografts using cleaved caspase 3 immunostaining

International Journal of Surgical Pathology

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 482-487

  Talmon, Geoffrey A ^a   Saigh, Quinn M ^a   Dimaio, Dominick ^a   Wisecarver, James L ^a   Radio, Stanley J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

apoptosis; cleaved caspase 3; rejection; small intestine; transplantation

Indexed keywords

CASPASE 3; CLEAVED CASPASE 3; HEMATOXYLIN; PEROXIDASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACUTE GRAFT REJECTION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; BASOPHIL; CELL STRUCTURE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISEASE SEVERITY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INFANT; INTESTINE BIOPSY; INTESTINE CRYPT; INTESTINE EPITHELIUM CELL; INTESTINE GRAFT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS;

APOPTOSIS; BIOPSY; CASPASE 3; FORMALDEHYDE; GRAFT REJECTION; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INTESTINAL MUCOSA; INTESTINE, SMALL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TISSUE FIXATION; TRANSPLANTATION, HOMOLOGOUS;

EID: 78649297350     PISSN: 10668969     EISSN: 19402465     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1066896910375564     Document Type: Article

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