Quantitative comparison of the morphology of the microvasculature of primary lung lesions and metastatic brain tumours

Journal of Submicroscopic Cytology and Pathology

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 257-269

  McCurley, C R ^a   Shivers, R R ^a   Del Maestro, R F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Brain; Electron microscopy; Human; Lung; Microvessels; Tumor

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAIN TUMOR; CAPILLARY; CELL JUNCTION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; HUMAN; LUNG NON SMALL CELL CANCER; LUNG TUMOR; METASTASIS; MITOCHONDRION; PATHOLOGY; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA; ULTRASTRUCTURE; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIUM; VASCULARIZATION;

BRAIN NEOPLASMS; CAPILLARIES; CARCINOMA, NON-SMALL-CELL LUNG; CARCINOMA, SQUAMOUS CELL; ENDOTHELIUM, VASCULAR; HUMANS; INTERCELLULAR JUNCTIONS; LUNG NEOPLASMS; MITOCHONDRIA;

EID: 0032038103     PISSN: 11229497     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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