Paraganglia of the gallbladder: A report of two cases with an immunohistochemical study

Pathology Research and Practice

Volumn 195, Issue 11, 1999, Pages 781-786

  Kawabata, Kenji ^a  

^a Akashi Municipal Hospital   (Japan)

Author keywords

Catecholamine synthesizing enzyme; Chromogranin A; Gallbladder; Immunohistochemistry; Paraganglion

Indexed keywords

CHROMOGRANIN A; DOPAMINE BETA MONOOXYGENASE; METENKEPHALIN; PROTEIN S 100; TYROSINE 3 MONOOXYGENASE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHOLECYSTECTOMY; CHRONIC CHOLECYSTITIS; FEMALE; GALLSTONE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; PARAGANGLION;

EID: 0032722521     PISSN: 03440338     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0344-0338(99)80121-6     Document Type: Article

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