Electron microscopic assessment of smeared or imprinted specimens of solid tumours

Pathology

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 226-229

  Dahlstrom, Jane E ^a,b   Maxwell, Lesley E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b CANBERRA HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cytology; Electron microscopy; Fine needle aspiration; Stereotactic biopsy; Tumour

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; GLUTARALDEHYDE; LIQUID NITROGEN; PHOSPHATE; POLYLYSINE; RESIN; SILICON;

ARTICLE; ASPIRATION BIOPSY; CYTOLOGY; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; SOLID TUMOR;

EID: 0034997272     PISSN: 00313025     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00313020124776     Document Type: Article

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