A morphological study of granulomas induced by subcutaneous injection of leuprorelin acetate

Journal of Cutaneous Pathology

Volumn 36, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 1299-1302

  Watanabe, T ^a   Yamada, N ^a   Yoshida, Y ^a   Yamamoto, O ^a  

^a TOTTORI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EOSIN; FAT DROPLET; HEMATOXYLIN; LEUPRORELIN;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; AGED; ARTICLE; CELL ULTRASTRUCTURE; CELL VACUOLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; MICROCAPSULE; SKIN GRANULOMA; STAINING; TISSUE DEGENERATION;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS, HORMONAL; GRANULOMA; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, SUBCUTANEOUS; LEUPROLIDE; MALE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; PROSTATIC NEOPLASMS;

EID: 70350489128     PISSN: 03036987     EISSN: 16000560     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0560.2009.01270.x     Document Type: Article

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