Keratin expression in normal cervical epithelium, cervical intraepithelial neoplasia and cervical cancer

Acta Histochemica et Cytochemica

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 51-56

  Ikegami, Atsushi ^a   Kato, Junzo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF YAMANASHI   (Japan)

Author keywords

Immunohistochemistry; Keratin; Uterine cervix

Indexed keywords

EID: 0029959219     PISSN: 00445991     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1267/ahc.29.51     Document Type: Article

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