Fine structure of cholesterolosis in the human gallbladder and the mechanism of lipid accumulation

Microscopy Research and Technique

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 14-21

  Satoh, Hiroshi ^a   Koga, Akitoshi ^b,c  

^a KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Japanese Seamen's Relief Association   (Japan)

^c Moji Municipal Hospital   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cholelithiasis; Cholesterolosis; Gallbladder; Human; Ultrastructure

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL ORGANS; BODY FLUIDS; CELL MEMBRANES; CHOLESTEROL; CYTOLOGY; DROPS;

CHOLELITHIASIS; CHOLESTEROLOSIS; ENDOPLASMIC RETICULUM; EPITHELIAL CELLS; FOAM CELLS; FREE CHOLESTEROLS; GALLBLADDER; HUMAN; LIPID DROPLETS; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

MACROPHAGES;

CHOLESTEROL;

ARTICLE; CHOLELITHIASIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ENDOPLASMIC RETICULUM; EPITHELIUM CELL; GALLBLADDER; GALLBLADDER EPITHELIUM; GALLSTONE; GALLSTONE FORMATION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LIPID METABOLISM; MACROPHAGE FUNCTION; PHAGOCYTOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0030987575     PISSN: 1059910X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1097-0029(19971001)39:1<14::aid-jemt2>3.0.co;2-%23     Document Type: Article

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