4 results for “Reaction Department”
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Medical study · Medical research · 2011
Usefulness of Claudin 4 in the cytological diagnosis of serosal effusions
…peritoneum (6), were found to be positive. Claudin 4 was also extremely useful in detecting single-tumor cells dispersed among heavy inflammatory reaction. Because of its high sensitivity (99.1%) and specificity (100%), Claudin 4 might…
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Medical study · Medical research · 1989
Ultrastructural histochemistry of mesotheliomas and adenocarcinomas in malignant effusions
…along the outer surface of the cell aggregates, while carcinomas displayed a positive reaction either on the outer surface or on both inner and outer surfaces of the clusters. The diagnostic significance of the above-mentioned…
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Medical study · Medical research · 2001
Absence of SV-40 large T antigen (Tag) in malignant mesothelioma effusions: an immunocytochemical study
…a function of a nuclear protein, the large T antigen (Tag). SV-40 Tag DNA sequences are detected by the polymerase chain reaction in 40-80% of malignant mesothelial proliferations. However, the role of immunohistochemistry (IHC…
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Medical study · Medical research · 2001
Comparison of antibodies to HBME-1 and calretinin for the detection of mesothelial cells in effusion cytology
…identifying mesothelial cells in cytologic samples, showing the highest sensitivity for mesothelial cells, as evidenced by a more intense staining reaction in a higher percentage of cells than with HBME-1. Published 2001 Wiley-Liss, Inc.