Comparative analysis of different apoptosis detection methods in human testicular cancer

Urological Research

Volumn 32, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 332-337

  Schmelz, Hans Ulrich ^a,c   Abend, Michael ^b   Port, Matthias ^b   Schwerer, Michael ^a   Hauck, Ekkehard W ^c   Weidner, Wolfgang ^c   Sparwasser, Christoph ^a  

^a BUNDESWEHRKRANKENHAUS ULM   (Germany)

^b Sanitatsakademie der Bundeswehr   (Germany)

^c JUSTUS LIEBIG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Chromatin condensation; Detection method; DNA fragmentation; Testicular cancer

Indexed keywords

DNA FRAGMENT;

ANALYTIC METHOD; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CELL STRUCTURE; CHROMATIN CONDENSATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA DETERMINATION; FLUORESCENCE ANALYSIS; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NICK END LABELING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEMINOMA; TESTIS CARCINOMA;

APOPTOSIS; CARCINOMA, EMBRYONAL; DNA FRAGMENTATION; HUMANS; MALE; NEOPLASMS, GERM CELL AND EMBRYONAL; SEMINOMA; TESTICULAR NEOPLASMS;

EID: 8744231715     PISSN: 03005623     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00240-004-0419-5     Document Type: Article

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