Hepatic stem-like cells in hepatoblastoma: Expression of cytokeratin 7, albumin and oval cell associated antigens detected by OV-1 and OV-6

Histopathology

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 324-329

  Ruck, P ^a,d   Xiao, J C ^a   Pietsch, T ^b   Von Schweinitz, D ^c   Kaiserling, E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

^c LEIBNIZ UNIVERSITY HANNOVER   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Albumin; Cytokeratin 7; Electron microscopy; Hepatoblastoma; Liver; OV 6; OV 1; Stem cell

Indexed keywords

ALBUMIN; CELL ANTIGEN; CYTOKERATIN; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY;

ARTICLE; CELL SHAPE; EPITHELIUM CELL; HEPATOBLASTOMA; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LIVER CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STEM CELL;

EID: 0030823738     PISSN: 03090167     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2559.1997.2750870.x     Document Type: Article

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