Immunohistochemical and in situ hybridization detection of growth- hormone-producing cells in human thymoma

American Journal of Pathology

Volumn 151, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 55-61

  Lauriola, Libero ^a   Maggiano, Nicola ^a   Serra, Fabio G ^a   Nori, Simonetta ^a   Tardio, Maria L ^a   Capelli, Arnaldo ^a   Piantelli, Mauro ^b   Ranelletti, Franco O ^a  

^a CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^b Untversità G d'Annunzio ^*  (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GROWTH HORMONE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; GROWTH HORMONE RELEASE; HORMONE DETERMINATION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THYMOMA; THYMUS CANCER; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION; TUMOR BIOPSY;

ADULT; AGED; HUMAN GROWTH HORMONE; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; MICROSCOPY, IMMUNOELECTRON; MIDDLE AGED; THYMOMA; THYMUS NEOPLASMS;

EID: 0030741196     PISSN: 00029440     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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