Alpha1-antichymotrypsin globules within hepatocytes in patients with chronic hepatitis C and cirrhosis

Human Pathology

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 575-577

  Thomas, Rebecca M ^a,b   Schiano, Thomas D ^a   Kueppers, Friedrich ^a   Black, Martin ^a  

^a TEMPLE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b TEMPLE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Alpha1 antichymotrypsin; Alpha1 antitrypsin; Hepatitis C; Hepatocyte globules

Indexed keywords

ALPHA 1 ANTICHYMOTRYPSIN; ALPHA 1 ANTITRYPSIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HEPATITIS C; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNODIFFUSION; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LIVER BIOPSY; LIVER CELL; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; MALE; BLOOD; LIVER; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; STAINING; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

ADULT; AGED; ALPHA 1-ANTICHYMOTRYPSIN; ALPHA 1-ANTITRYPSIN; FEMALE; HEPATITIS C, CHRONIC; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LIVER; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; STAINING AND LABELING; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 0033625641     PISSN: 00468177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/hp.2000.6685     Document Type: Article

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