Chymase expressing bone marrow mast cells in mastocytosis and myelodysplastic syndromes: An immunohistochemical and morphometric study

Journal of Clinical Pathology

Volumn 56, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 103-106

  Horny, H P ^a   Greschniok, A ^b   Jordan, J H ^d   Menke, D M ^c   Valent, P ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LÜBECK   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

^c MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBODY; CHYMASE; FORMALDEHYDE; PARAFFIN; PROTEINASE; TRYPTASE;

ARTICLE; BIOPSY TECHNIQUE; BONE MARROW; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL TYPE; COMPUTER ASSISTED DIAGNOSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEMATOPOIESIS; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAST CELL; MASTOCYTOSIS; MORPHOMETRICS; MYELODYSPLASTIC SYNDROME; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; TECHNIQUE; TISSUE SECTION; VIDEORECORDING;

BONE MARROW CELLS; CELL COUNT; CHYMASES; HUMANS; IMMUNOENZYME TECHNIQUES; MAST CELLS; MASTOCYTOSIS; MYELODYSPLASTIC SYNDROMES; SERINE ENDOPEPTIDASES; TRYPTASES;

EID: 0037317839     PISSN: 00219746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jcp.56.2.103     Document Type: Article

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