Image analysis and ultrastructural detection of DNA strand breaks in human endometrium by in situ end-labeling techniques

Journal of Histotechnology

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 321-328

  Inoki, C ^a   Ito, Y ^a   Yamashita, H ^a   Ueki, K ^a   Kumagai, K ^a   Fukuda, Y ^a   Ninomiya, E ^a   Nakamura, K ^a   Hayashi, R ^a   Ueki, M ^a   Otsuki, Y ^a  

^a OSAKA MEDICAL COLLEGE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Endometrium; Immunogold staining; In situ DNA neck end labeling; NIH Image program; Ultrastructure

Indexed keywords

APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CELL ULTRASTRUCTURE; DNA STRAND BREAKAGE; ENDOMETRIUM; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOGOLD STAINING; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

EID: 9844247980     PISSN: 01478885     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/his.1997.20.4.321     Document Type: Article

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