Ultrastructural localization of laminin and type IV collagen in normal human breast

Ultrastructural Pathology

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 77-80

  Fu, H L ^a   Moss, J ^a   Shore, I ^a   Slade, M J ^a   Coombes, R C ^a  

^a HAMMERSMITH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Breast; Immunogold; Laminin; Type IV collagen

Indexed keywords

COLLAGEN; COLLAGEN TYPE 4; LAMININ;

ARTICLE; BREAST CARCINOGENESIS; BREAST CARCINOMA; BREAST EPITHELIUM; CELL ADHESION; CELL ULTRASTRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; METASTASIS; MYOEPITHELIUM CELL; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; BREAST; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE; METABOLISM; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

BREAST; COLLAGEN TYPE IV; FEMALE; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE, INDIRECT; HUMAN; LAMININ; HUMANS;

EID: 0036000076     PISSN: 01913123     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01913120252959245     Document Type: Article

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