Histochemical, immunohistochemical, and ultrastructural studies of gingival fibromatosis: A case report

Medical Electron Microscopy

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 248-254

  Sakamoto, Ryoichi ^a   Nitta, Tetsuya ^a   Kamikawa, Yoshiaki ^a   Kono, Seishi ^a   Kamikawa, Yasuko ^a   Sugihara, Kazumasa ^a   Tsuyama, Shinichiro ^b   Murata, Fusayoshi ^b  

^a KAGOSHIMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b KAGOSHIMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Collagen fiber; Fibroblast; Gingival fibromatosis; Immunohistochemistry

Indexed keywords

8 AZAGUANINE; ANTIBODY; COLLAGEN FIBER; COLLAGEN TYPE 1; VIMENTIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOACCUMULATION; CASE REPORT; COLLAGEN SYNTHESIS; CONNECTIVE TISSUE; EPITHELIUM HYPERPLASIA; FIBROBLAST; GINGIVA FIBROMATOSIS; HISTOCHEMISTRY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IDIOPATHIC DISEASE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MYOFIBROBLAST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ADULT; FIBROMATOSIS, GINGIVAL; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON;

EID: 0036993396     PISSN: 09184287     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s007950200029     Document Type: Article

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