High prevalence of acute myocardial damage in a hospital necropsy series, shown by C9 immunohistology

Journal of Clinical Pathology

Volumn 51, Issue 7, 1998, Pages 548-551

  Ferreira, M A S ^a   Owen, H E ^a   Howie, A J ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b Medical School   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Complement component C9; Heart; Myocardial damage

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENT COMPONENT C9;

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; COMPLEMENT SYSTEM; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOLOGY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0031926302     PISSN: 00219746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jcp.51.7.548     Document Type: Article

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