Ultrastructural characterization of oligodendroglial-like cells in central nervous system tumors

Ultrastructural Pathology

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 537-547

  Cenacchi, G ^a,c   Giangaspero, F ^a   Cerasoli, S ^b   Manetto, V ^a   Martinelli, G N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^b Ospedale di Cesena   (Italy)

^c Ist di Microscopia Elettron Clin   (Italy)

Author keywords

Central nenous sysfem tumors; Electron microscopy; Immunohistochemistry; Oligodendroglial like cells

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM TUMOR; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; OLIGODENDROGLIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

EID: 0029852553     PISSN: 01913123     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/01913129609016358     Document Type: Article

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