Immunohistochemical study of basement membrane collagen IV in uterine cervix carcinoma

CONTEXT: The integrity of basement membrane (BM) is damaged during the evolution of a benign or potentially malignant lesion into a malignant one, in which it may undergo several degrees of discontinuity as a necessary condition for the invasive process. Immunostaining for collagen IV, which is excl...

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Published in:	São Paulo Medical Journal
Main Authors:	Glauce Aparecida Pinto, José Vassallo, Liliana Aparecida Lucci De Angelo Andrade, Luís Alberto Magna
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Associação Paulista de Medicina
Subjects:	Uterine cervical carcinoma Basement membrane Collagen IV Immunohistochemistry
Online Access:	http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-31801998000600004&lng=en&tlng=en