Pathomorphological study on location and distribution of Kupffer cells in hepatocellular carcinoma

World Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 9, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 1946-1949

  Liu, Kai ^a   He, Xu ^a   Lei, Xue Zhong ^a   Zhao, Lian San ^a   Tang, Hong ^a   Liu, Li ^a   Lei, Bing Jun ^a  

^a SICHUAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PEROXIDASE; STREPTAVIDIN;

ARTICLE; CANCER CLASSIFICATION; CANCER GRADING; CANCER SIZE; CELL COUNT; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL FUNCTION; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DRUG CONJUGATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; KUPFFER CELL; LIVER CARCINOGENESIS; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; LIVER HISTOLOGY; MORPHOLOGY; PATHOGENICITY;

EID: 0141829797     PISSN: 10079327     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v9.i9.1946     Document Type: Article

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