Thymic lymphoid follicles in autoimmune diseases II. histological, histochemical and electron microscopic studies

The Keio Journal of Medicine

Volumn 20, Issue , 1971, Pages 57-68

  Tamaoki, Norikazu ^a   Habu, Sonoko ^a   Kameya, Toru ^a  

^a KEIO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; BETA GLUCURONIDASE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE; BASEMENT MEMBRANE; CHILD; CYTOCHEMISTRY; DESMOSOME; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ENZYMOLOGY; EPITHELIUM CELL; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; LEUKOCYTE; LYMPHOCYTE; MALE; MUTATION; MYASTHENIA GRAVIS; PATHOLOGY; PLASMA CELL; PRESCHOOL CHILD; THYMUS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASES; BASEMENT MEMBRANE; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DESMOSOMES; EPITHELIAL CELLS; FEMALE; GLUCURONIDASE; HISTOCYTOCHEMISTRY; HUMAN; INFANT; LEUKOCYTES; LYMPHOCYTES; MALE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; MIDDLE AGE; MUTATION; MYASTHENIA GRAVIS; PLASMA CELLS; THYMUS GLAND;

EID: 0015053909     PISSN: 00229717     EISSN: 18801293     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2302/kjm.20.57     Document Type: Article

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