High molecular weight caldesmon positive stromal cells in the capsule of hepatocellular carcinomas

Journal of Clinical Pathology

Volumn 57, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 776-777

  Nakayama, H ^a   Enzan, H ^b   Yamamoto, M ^b   Miyazaki, E ^b   Yasui, W ^a  

^a HIROSHIMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b KOCHI MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALDESMON; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY;

ARTICLE; CELL ENCAPSULATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LIVER; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; MUSCLE CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMOOTH MUSCLE; STROMA CELL;

ANTIBODIES, MONOCLONAL; CALMODULIN-BINDING PROTEINS; CARCINOMA, HEPATOCELLULAR; HUMANS; LIVER NEOPLASMS; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; MUSCLE, SMOOTH; NEOPLASM PROTEINS; STROMAL CELLS;

EID: 3142559727     PISSN: 00219746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jcp.2004.016279     Document Type: Article

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