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. 1995 Aug;48(4):M219–M220. doi: 10.1136/mp.48.4.m219-b

Quantitative analysis of silver stained nucleolar organiser regions: a reliable marker of cell proliferation and a promising prognostic parameter in tumour pathology

D Trerè 1
PMCID: PMC407968  PMID: 16696012

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