Keratin 7 reactivity in endothelial cells: A potential pitfall in diagnostic immunohistochemistry

Applied Immunohistochemistry and Molecular Morphology

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 229-233

  Miettinen, Markku ^a   Fetsch, John F ^a  

^a ARMED FORCES INSTITUTE OF PATHOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Endothelial cells; Immunohistochemistry; Keratin 7

Indexed keywords

FORMALDEHYDE; KERATIN; KERATIN 7; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY AE 1 AE 3 KERATIN COCKTAIL; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY CAM 5.2; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY E 3; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY OVTL 1230; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY RCK 108; PARAFFIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AORTA; ARTERIOLE; ARTERY ENDOTHELIUM; ARTICLE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INTESTINE MUCOSA; LYMPH VESSEL ENDOTHELIUM; LYMPHOID TISSUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOFT TISSUE; UTERINE ENDOCERVIX; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIUM; VEIN;

EID: 0031411950     PISSN: 10623345     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00022744-199712000-00004     Document Type: Article

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