The distribution of mast cells in the human area postrema

Journal of Anatomy

Volumn 204, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 141-147

  Porzionato, Andrea ^a   Macchi, Veronica ^a   Parenti, Anna ^a   De Caro, Raffaele ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Alcian blue safranin; Anti tryptase; Human; Medulla; Microvessel density

Indexed keywords

ALCIAN BLUE; CD31 ANTIGEN; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY; TOLONIUM CHLORIDE; TRYPTASE;

ADULT; AREA POSTREMA; ARTERIOLE; ARTICLE; BLOOD FLOW; BLOOD VESSEL PERMEABILITY; BRAIN STEM; CAPILLARY DENSITY; CELL COUNT; CELL DENSITY; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MAST CELL; MICROVASCULATURE; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGULATORY MECHANISM; SOLITARY TRACT NUCLEUS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TISSUE SECTION; VENULE;

ALCIAN BLUE; AREA POSTREMA; ARTERIOLES; CELL COUNT; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MAST CELLS; MIDDLE AGED; PHENAZINES; STAINING AND LABELING; TOLONIUM CHLORIDE; VENULES;

EID: 1042280305     PISSN: 00218782     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7580.2004.00256.x     Document Type: Article

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