Expression of type VI collagen in psammoma bodies: Immunofluorescence studies on two fresh human meningiomas

Acta Cytologica

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 177-181

  Han, Jing ^a   Daniel, Jon C ^a   Pappas, George D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS   (United States)

Author keywords

Collagen type VI; Immunofluorescence microscopy; Meningioma; Psammoma bodies

Indexed keywords

COLLAGEN TYPE 4; LAMININ;

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; MENINGIOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSAMMOMA BODY;

EID: 0030005846     PISSN: 00015547     EISSN: 19382650     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000333688     Document Type: Article

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