Cytology of cerebrospinalfluid: Are polylysine-coated slides useful?

Acta Cytologica

Volumn 41, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 1510-1512

  van Oostenbrugge, Robert Jan ^a   Arends, Jan Willem ^a   Buchholtz, Ruud ^a   Twijnstra, Albert ^a  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Cerebrospinal fluid; Cytological techniques; Polylysine

Indexed keywords

POLYLYSINE;

ARTICLE; CELL STRUCTURE; CENTRIFUGATION; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID ANALYSIS; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID CYTOLOGY; CYTODIAGNOSIS; HUMAN; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; LUMBAR PUNCTURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0030806012     PISSN: 00015547     EISSN: 19382650     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000332867     Document Type: Article

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