Leukemia Research
Volume 34, Issue 2 , Pages 177-183 , February 2010

Flow cytometric detection of human telomerase reverse transcriptase (hTERT) expression in a subpopulation of bone marrow cells

  • Hiroshi Handa

      Affiliations

    • School of Health Sciences, Gunma University School of Medicine, Maebashi, Japan
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author at: School of Health Sciences, Gunma University School of Medicine, 3-39-15 Showa-machi, Maebashi, Gunma 371-8511, Japan. Tel.: +81 27 220 8166; fax: +81 27 220 8173.
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  • Takafumi Matsushima

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medicine and Clinical Science, Gunma University Graduate School of Medicine, Maebashi, Japan
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  • Natsumi Nishimoto

      Affiliations

    • School of Health Sciences, Gunma University School of Medicine, Maebashi, Japan
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  • Madoka Inoue

      Affiliations

    • School of Health Sciences, Gunma University School of Medicine, Maebashi, Japan
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  • Takayuki Saitoh

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medicine and Clinical Science, Gunma University Graduate School of Medicine, Maebashi, Japan
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  • Akihiko Yokohama

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medicine and Clinical Science, Gunma University Graduate School of Medicine, Maebashi, Japan
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  • Norifumi Tsukamoto

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medicine and Clinical Science, Gunma University Graduate School of Medicine, Maebashi, Japan
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  • Takeki Mitsui

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medicine and Clinical Science, Gunma University Graduate School of Medicine, Maebashi, Japan
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  • Hirotaka Nakahashi

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medicine and Clinical Science, Gunma University Graduate School of Medicine, Maebashi, Japan
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  • Kotaro Toyama

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medicine and Clinical Science, Gunma University Graduate School of Medicine, Maebashi, Japan
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  • Masamitsu Karasawa

      Affiliations

    • Blood Transfusion Service, Gunma University Hospital, Maebashi, Japan
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  • Hatsue Ogawara

      Affiliations

    • School of Health Sciences, Gunma University School of Medicine, Maebashi, Japan
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  • Yoshihisa Nojima

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medicine and Clinical Science, Gunma University Graduate School of Medicine, Maebashi, Japan
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  • Hirokazu Murakami

      Affiliations

    • School of Health Sciences, Gunma University School of Medicine, Maebashi, Japan

Received 22 March 2009 ,Revised 8 June 2009 ,Accepted 8 June 2009.

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doi: 10.1016/j.leukres.2009.06.010

Leukemia Research
Volume 34, Issue 2 , Pages 177-183 , February 2010

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