Multinucleated stromal cells of the anal mucosa: A common finding

Histopathology

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 224-228

  Groisman, G M ^a   Amar, M ^a   Polak Charcon, S ^b  

^a HILLEL YAFFE MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^b SHEBA MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

Anal mucosa; Multinucleated stromal cells

Indexed keywords

ACTIN; DESMIN; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR; PROGESTERONE RECEPTOR; VIMENTIN;

ADULT; AGED; ANUS; ARTICLE; CELL STRUCTURE; CELL ULTRASTRUCTURE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; FEMALE; FIBROBLAST; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOPHENOTYPING; MALE; MAST CELL; MICROSCOPY; MORPHOGENESIS; MUCOSA; MULTINUCLEAR CELL; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STROMA CELL;

AGED; ANAL CANAL; CELL NUCLEUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTESTINAL MUCOSA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; STROMAL CELLS;

VITIS SP.; VITACEAE;

EID: 0034014537     PISSN: 03090167     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2559.2000.00905.x     Document Type: Article

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