Quantification of protein expression in cells and cellular subcompartments on immunohistochemical sections using a computer supported image analysis system

Histology and Histopathology

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 605-610

  Braun, Martin ^a   Kirsten, Robert ^a   Rupp, Niels J ^b   Moch, Holger ^b   Fend, Falko ^c   Wernert, Nicolas ^a   Kristiansen, Glen ^a   Perner, Sven ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BONN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Automated image analysis protein quantification; Digital image analysis; Immunhistochemistry

Indexed keywords

CARRIER PROTEIN; ERG PROTEIN, HUMAN; PROTEIN; SERINE PROTEINASE; SLC45A3 PROTEIN, HUMAN; TMPRSS2 PROTEIN, HUMAN; TRANSACTIVATOR PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; EVALUATION STUDY; HUMAN; IMAGE PROCESSING; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; OBSERVER VARIATION; PATHOLOGY; PROSTATE TUMOR; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

COHORT STUDIES; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MEMBRANE TRANSPORT PROTEINS; OBSERVER VARIATION; PROSTATIC NEOPLASMS; PROTEINS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SERINE ENDOPEPTIDASES; TRANS-ACTIVATORS;

EID: 84877116635     PISSN: 02133911     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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