Electron microscopic observations and X-ray microanalysis of a multinucleated giant cell

Microscopy

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 359-361

  Bay, Boon Huat ^a   Chan, Yee Gek ^a   Yick, Tuck Yong ^a   Leong, Hoo Kwong ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

electron probe microanalysis; giant cell; intracellular iron deposits; macrophage; ultrastructure

Indexed keywords

CYTOLOGY; DEPOSITS; ELECTRONS; MACROPHAGES; PROBES; TISSUE;

ELECTRON MICROSCOPIC OBSERVATIONS; ELECTRON PROBE MICROANALYSES; ELECTRON-PROBE MICROANALYSIS; GIANT CELLS; INTRACELLULAR IRON; INTRACELLULAR IRON DEPOSIT; IRON CONTENT; MULTINUCLEATED GIANT CELLS; ULTRASTRUCTURE; X-RAY MICROANALYSIS;

ELECTRON PROBE MICROANALYSIS;

EID: 0031712455     PISSN: 20505698     EISSN: 20505701     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.jmicro.a023604     Document Type: Article

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