Atypical acinar cell foci in human pancreas: Morphological and morphometric analysis

International Journal of Pancreatology

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 127-130

  Fang, Juneming ^a   Hussong, Jerry ^a   Roebuck, B D ^b   Talamonti, Mark S ^a   Rao, M Sambasiva ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b DARTMOUTH MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Acinar cells; Cell proliferation; Neoplasia

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL PENETRATING TRAUMA; ACINAR CELL; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CELL PROLIFERATION; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; GUNSHOT INJURY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; NEPHRECTOMY; PANCREAS ACINUS; PANCREAS RESECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPLENECTOMY;

ADOLESCENT; CELL DIVISION; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; PANCREAS; PANCREATIC NEOPLASMS; PROLIFERATING CELL NUCLEAR ANTIGEN;

EID: 0030777427     PISSN: 01694197     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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