Anti-CD38 and VS38 antibodies for the detection of plasma cells in the diagnosis of chronic endometritis

Applied Immunohistochemistry and Molecular Morphology

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 189-193

  Leong, Anthony S Y ^a,b   Vinyuvat, Songkhun ^a   Leong, F Joel W M ^a   Suthipintawong, Cheepsumon ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL AND VETERINARY SCIENCE   (Australia)

^b CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

CD38; Endometritis; Immunostaining; Plasma cells; VS38

Indexed keywords

CD38 ANTIGEN; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY;

ANTIBODY DETECTION; ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ENDOMETRITIS; ENDOMETRIUM BIOPSY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PLASMA CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0030733784     PISSN: 10623345     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00022744-199709000-00008     Document Type: Article

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