Nucleolar organizer regions of lymphomas in Korea
Journal of Korean Medical Science
;
: 99-105, 1988.
Artigo
em Inglês
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-138482
ABSTRACT
Nucleolar organizer regions (NORs) are loops of DNA which occur in the nucleoli of cells and which possess ribosomal RNA (rRNA) genes. The numbers and/or configurations of NORs have been thought to be related to cellular activities. To assess the applicability of NORs associated protein (Ag-NORs) in the field of diagnostic histopathology, a silver staining was done in paraffin sections of malignant lymphomas, tonsils and reactive lymph nodes and the numbers of Ag-NORs in the nuclei of low-grade and those of high-grade lymphomas were compared. A significant difference was found between the numbers of Ag-NORs in the nuclei of low-grade lymphoma (a mean of 1.3 per nucleus) and those of high-grade lymphomas (a mean of 4.2 to 8.3 per nucleus). The Ag-NORs were often observed in nuclei in areas where nucleoli themselves were not visible in H and E stain. It is suggested that this method would be of great value in the field of tumor histopathology.
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Índice:
WPRIM (Pacífico Ocidental)
Assunto principal:
Prata
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Coloração e Rotulagem
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Linfoma não Hodgkin
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Técnicas Histológicas
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Coreia (Geográfico)
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Região Organizadora do Nucléolo
Limite:
Humanos
País/Região como assunto:
Ásia
Idioma:
Inglês
Revista:
Journal of Korean Medical Science
Ano de publicação:
1988
Tipo de documento:
Artigo
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