Multivesicular stellate cells in primary biliary cirrhosis

Hepatology

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 819-822

  Cameron, Ross G ^a   Neuman, Manuela G ^b   Shear, Neil ^b   Blendis, Laurence M ^b  

^a TORONTO GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LIPID;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LIPID VESICLE; LIVER BIOPSY; MALE; MICROSCOPY; MORPHOMETRICS; PRIMARY BILIARY CIRRHOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STELLATE CELL; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

EID: 0030864817     PISSN: 02709139     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hep.510260402     Document Type: Article

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