Organ specificity of the structural organization and fine distribution of lymphatic capillary networks: Histochemical study

Histology and Histopathology

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 185-197

  Kato, Seiji ^a  

^a OITA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

5' Nucleotidase; Alkaline phosphatase; Blood capillary; Diaminopeptidase; Histochemistry; Lymphatics; Microcirculation

Indexed keywords

5' NUCLEOTIDASE; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; PEPTIDASE;

CAPILLARY; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME HISTOCHEMISTRY; ENZYME MECHANISM; ENZYME SPECIFICITY; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LYMPH VESSEL; MICROCIRCULATION; NONHUMAN; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; HISTOCYTOCHEMISTRY; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LYMPHATIC SYSTEM; MICROSCOPY; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; ORGAN SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0033982821     PISSN: 02133911     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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