Pigmented granules in functional black adenoma of the adrenal gland: A histochemical and ultrastructural study

Endocrine Pathology

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 353-357

  Kameyama, Kaori ^a   Takami, Hiroshi ^b  

^a KEIO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Adrenal gland; Black adenoma; Electron microscopy; Immunohistochemistry; Lipofuscin; Melanin; Neuromelanin

Indexed keywords

LIPOFUSCIN; MELANIN; NEUROMELANIN;

ADRENAL CORTEX ADENOMA; ADRENAL CORTEX TUMOR; ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CUSHING SYNDROME; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LIPID METABOLISM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TUMOR CELL;

EID: 0033511997     PISSN: 10463976     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02739778     Document Type: Article

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