Small epithelial cells and the histogenesis of hepatoblastoma: Electron microscopic, immunoelectron microscopic, and immunohistochemical findings

American Journal of Pathology

Volumn 148, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 321-329

  Ruck, Peter ^a,b   Xiao, Jia Cheng ^a   Kaiserling, Edwin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYTOKERATIN;

ARTICLE; BILE DUCT ATRESIA; CELL JUNCTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; EPITHELIUM CELL; HEPATOBLASTOMA; HISTOGENESIS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOELECTRON MICROSCOPY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INFANT; LIVER BIOPSY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STEM CELL; TONOFILAMENT;

BILIARY ATRESIA; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EPITHELIUM; HEPATOBLASTOMA; HUMANS; INFANT; KERATINS; LIVER NEOPLASMS; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; MICROSCOPY, IMMUNOELECTRON;

EID: 0030048714     PISSN: 00029440     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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