Increased emperipolesis in megakaryocytes in a case of idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura

Indian Journal of Pathology and Microbiology

Volumn 52, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 452-453

  Rai, Sharada ^a   Sharma, Mamta ^a   Muhary, Manas ^a   Naik, Ramdas ^a   Sinha, Ruchi ^a  

^a KASTURBA MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

LYMPHOCYTE FUNCTION ASSOCIATED ANTIGEN 1;

ACUTE GRANULOCYTIC LEUKEMIA; ACUTE LYMPHOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA; APLASTIC ANEMIA; BONE MARROW BIOPSY; CELL ADHESION; CELL FUNCTION; CELL MIGRATION; CELL STRUCTURE; CELL VACUOLE; CYTOPLASM VESICLE; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DISEASE COURSE; ERYTHROCYTE; HUMAN; HYPERSPLENISM; IDIOPATHIC THROMBOCYTOPENIC PURPURA; INFECTION; LETTER; LYMPHOCYTE; LYMPHOMA; MEGAKARYOCYTE; MEGAKARYOCYTIC EMPERIPOLESIS; MEGALOBLASTIC ANEMIA; MYELODYSPLASTIC SYNDROME; MYELOMA; NEUTROPHIL; THROMBOCYTE COUNT; THROMBOCYTOPENIA;

BONE MARROW; HUMANS; MEGAKARYOCYTES; PURPURA, THROMBOCYTOPENIC, IDIOPATHIC;

EID: 70249096002     PISSN: 03774929     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0377-4929.55032     Document Type: Letter

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