Pathogenesis and significance of collagenous micronodules of the prostate

Applied Immunohistochemistry and Molecular Morphology

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 15-19

  Arangelovich, Valerie ^a   Tretiakova, Maria ^a   SenGupta, Elizabeth ^a   Krausz, Thomas ^a   Yang, Ximing J ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^b NORTHWESTERN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Adenocarcinoma; Collagen; Electron microscopy; Mucin; Prostate

Indexed keywords

ALCIAN BLUE; COLLAGEN TYPE 4; COLLAGENASE; LAMININ; MUCIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BASEMENT MEMBRANE; BASOPHIL; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; EOSINOPHIL; HISTOCHEMISTRY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE ADENOCARCINOMA; PROSTATE EPITHELIUM; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

EID: 0037347707     PISSN: 15412016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00129039-200303000-00003     Document Type: Article

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