Role of the perivascular epithelium in the histogenesis of Hassall's corpuscles: A morphologic and immunohistological study

International Journal of Surgical Pathology

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 213-222

  Palestro, G ^a   Novero, D ^a   Geuna, M ^a   Chiarle, R ^a   Chiusa, L ^a   Pagano, M ^a   Pich, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Hassall's corpuscle; Perivascular space; Thymus barrier

Indexed keywords

CD31 ANTIGEN; CD34 ANTIGEN; CYTOKERATIN;

ADULT; ANTIBODY DETECTION; ARTICLE; CELL ULTRASTRUCTURE; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; HASSALL BODY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOLOGY; MYASTHENIA GRAVIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THYMOCYTE; THYMUS FUNCTION;

EID: 0031791230     PISSN: 10668969     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/106689699800600405     Document Type: Article

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