Desmin myopathy involving cardiac, skeletal, and vascular smooth muscle: Report of a case with immunoelectron microscopy

Human Pathology

Volumn 29, Issue 8, 1998, Pages 876-882

  Abraham, Susan C ^a   Denofrio, David ^a   Loh, Evan ^a   Minda, Justina Melanie ^a   Tomaszewski, John E ^a   Pietra, Giuseppe G ^a   Reynolds, Carol ^a,b  

^a HOSPITAL OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

Cardiomyopathy; Desmin; Electron microscopy; Immunogold labeling; Immunohistochemistry; Intermediate filaments; Myopathy; Smooth muscle

Indexed keywords

DESMIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; CARDIOMYOPATHY; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; HEART MUSCLE BIOPSY; HUMAN; IMMUNOELECTRON MICROSCOPY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MYOPATHY; VASCULAR SMOOTH MUSCLE;

EID: 0031879394     PISSN: 00468177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0046-8177(98)90460-9     Document Type: Article

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