The potential role of myofibroblasts in the obliteration of arteriovenous malformations after radiosurgery

Neurosurgery

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 61-66

  Szeifert, György T ^a   Kemeny, Andras A ^a   Timperley, Walter R ^a   Forster, David M C ^a  

^a ROYAL HALLAMSHIRE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Arteriovenous malformations; Gamma knife; Immunohistochemistry; Myofibroblast; Stereotactic radiosurgery

Indexed keywords

DESMIN; VIMENTIN;

ACTIN FILAMENT; ADULT; ARTERIOVENOUS MALFORMATION; ARTICLE; FEMALE; FIBROMATOSIS; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MYOFIBROBLAST; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOSURGERY; STEREOTAXIC SURGERY; WOUND HEALING;

ADULT; ARTERIOVENOUS MALFORMATIONS; CELL DIVISION; CONNECTIVE TISSUE; CYTOSKELETAL PROTEINS; DESMIN; FIBROBLASTS; HUMANS; IMMUNOENZYME TECHNIQUES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE, SMOOTH, VASCULAR; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RADIOSURGERY; RECURRENCE; REOPERATION;

EID: 0031016444     PISSN: 0148396X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006123-199701000-00013     Document Type: Article

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