Class III β-tubulin immunoreactive intranuclear inclusions in human ependymomas and gangliogliomas

Acta Neuropathologica

Volumn 100, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 427-434

  Woulfe, John ^a,b  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Ependymoma; Ganglioglioma; Immunohistochemistry; Intranuclear inclusions; Tubulin

Indexed keywords

CYTOSKELETON PROTEIN; TUBULIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CELL INCLUSION; CELL ULTRASTRUCTURE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPENDYMOMA; FEMALE; GLIOMA; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0033915988     PISSN: 00016322     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004010000191     Document Type: Article

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