Ultrastructure of cholesterol gallstones as observed by electron microscopy after freeze-fracturing

Tissue and Cell

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 191-197

  Abe, A ^a   Tsuchiya, Y ^a   Sugiura, N ^a   Saisho, H ^a   Nishimura, K ^a   Takeo, K ^a  

^a CHIBA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cholesterol; Electron microscopy; Freeze fracturing; Gallstone; Ultrastructure

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL;

ARTICLE; CHOLESTEROL STONE; CRYSTAL; EXTRACORPOREAL LITHOTRIPSY; FREEZE FRACTURE; GALLSTONE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

EID: 0030909867     PISSN: 00408166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0040-8166(97)80018-3     Document Type: Article

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