An immunohistochemical study of keratin expression in ameloblastoma from a Kenyan population

Oral Diseases

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 111-116

  Ong'uti, M N ^a   Howells, G L ^a   Williams, D M ^a  

^a ST BARTHOLOMEW S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ameloblastoma; Differentiation; Immunohistochemistry; Keratin proliferation

Indexed keywords

KERATIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AMELOBLASTOMA; ARTICLE; BASAL CELL; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL GROWTH; CELL PROLIFERATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; KENYA; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RETICULUM CELL; SCHOOL CHILD;

EID: 0032917858     PISSN: 1354523X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1601-0825.1999.tb00074.x     Document Type: Article

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