Peripheral nerve biopsies

Archives of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine

Volumn 120, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 26-34

  Anthony, Douglas C ^a,b   Crain, Barbara J ^c  

^a BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CASE REPORT; CHURG STRAUSS SYNDROME; DIABETIC NEUROPATHY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; GOOD LABORATORY PRACTICE; GUILLAIN BARRE SYNDROME; HEREDITARY MOTOR SENSORY NEUROPATHY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; MALE; NERVE BIOPSY; PERIPHERAL NEUROPATHY; REVIEW;

EID: 0030034439     PISSN: 00039985     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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