Cajal-type cells from human mammary gland stroma: Phenotype characteristics in cell culture

Journal of Cellular and Molecular Medicine

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 748-752

  Radu, E ^a,b   Regalia, T ^a   Ceafalan, Laura ^a   Andrei, F ^b   Cretoiu, D ^a,b   Popescu, L M ^a,b  

^a CAROL DAVILA UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND PHARMACY   (Romania)

^b VICTOR BABES NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF PATHOLOGY   (Romania)

Author keywords

CD117 c kit; Cell processes; Differential interference contrast; Giemsa staining; Intercellular bridges; Interstitial cells of Cajal; Methylene blue vital staining; Stromal cells in culture; Vimentin

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BREAST; CULTURE TECHNIQUE; CYTOLOGY; FEMALE; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; HUMAN; PHASE CONTRAST MICROSCOPY; STROMA CELL;

BREAST; CELL CULTURE TECHNIQUES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MICROSCOPY, FLUORESCENCE; MICROSCOPY, PHASE-CONTRAST; STROMAL CELLS;

EID: 27744484698     PISSN: 15821838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1582-4934.2005.tb00509.x     Document Type: Article

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