Aberrant cytokeratin subset immunoreactivity in sarcomas using a large panel of cytokeratin subset antibodies

Applied Immunohistochemistry

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 154-157

  Alobeid, Bachir ^a   Brooks, John J ^a   Zhang, Paul J ^a  

^a ROSWELL PARK CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Aberrant reaction; Cytokeratin; Immunohistochemistry; Sarcomas

Indexed keywords

ANTIBODY; CYTOKERATIN; EPITHELIAL MEMBRANE ANTIGEN; GLYCOPROTEIN;

ARTICLE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; MICROSCOPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SARCOMA;

EID: 0031689097     PISSN: 10623345     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00022744-199809000-00009     Document Type: Article

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