Introduction to pathologic calcification: Crystallization, infection, or cellular transdifferentiation

Journal of Investigative Medicine

Volumn 54, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 365-366

  Miller, Virginia M ^a   Lieske, John C ^a   Salahudeen, Abdulla K ^b  

^a Mayo Clinic   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MD ANDERSON CANCER CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCIFICATION; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CONFERENCE PAPER; CRYSTALLIZATION; HISTOPATHOLOGY; INFECTION; MEDICAL LITERATURE; PUBLICATION;

EID: 33846276868     PISSN: 17088267     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2310/6650.2006.06015     Document Type: Conference Paper

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