Cell proliferation and neoplastic progression in the adrenal medulla: Insights and questions from immunohistochemical studies

Acta Histochemica et Cytochemica

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 121-126

  Tischler, Arthur S ^a,b  

^a TUFTS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b TUFTS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Adrenal medulla; Chromaffin cell; Nerve growth factor; Pheochromocytoma; Proliferation

Indexed keywords

EID: 0033027312     PISSN: 00445991     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1267/ahc.32.121     Document Type: Conference Paper

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