Elastic tissue in fibroepithelial polyps

American Journal of Dermatopathology

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 446-448

  Adams, Brian B ^a   Mutasim, Diya F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Elastic tissue; Fibroepithelial polyps; Verhoeff van Gieson

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELASTIC FIBER; ELASTIC TISSUE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; POLYP; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN TUMOR;

ELASTIC TISSUE; ELASTIN; HUMANS; POLYPS; SKIN NEOPLASMS; STAINING AND LABELING;

EID: 0032836461     PISSN: 01931091     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000372-199910000-00007     Document Type: Article

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