Tubular (acinar) transformation of the choroid plexus epithelium

Brain Tumor Pathology

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 31-34

  Shintaku, Masayuki ^a  

^a OSAKA RED CROSS HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Choroid plexus; Epithelium; Tubular transformation

Indexed keywords

GLYCOGEN;

ADAPTATION; ADENOCARCINOMA; ADENOMA; ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CELL FUNCTION; CELL INFILTRATION; CELL STRUCTURE; CELL TRANSFORMATION; CHOROID PLEXUS; CHOROID PLEXUS TUMOR; EPITHELIUM CELL; FEMALE; FIBROSIS; FUNGAL MENINGITIS; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INFLAMMATORY CELL; LATERAL BRAIN VENTRICLE; LEUKEMIA CELL; MALE; PATHOGENESIS; STROMA;

EID: 0036393162     PISSN: 14337398     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02482453     Document Type: Article

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