Neuroendocrine cells in diffuse gastric carcinomas: An ultrastructural study with immunogold labeling of chromogranin A

Applied Immunohistochemistry and Molecular Morphology

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 62-68

  Martinsen, Tom C ^a,b   Skogaker, Nan E T ^a   Fossmark, Reidar ^a,b   Nordrum, Ivar S ^a,b   Sandvik, Arne K ^a,b   Bendheim, Marianne Ø ^a   Bakkelund, Karin E ^a   Waldum, Helge L ^a,b  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

^b TRONDHEIM UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

Author keywords

Chromogranin A; ECL cell; Gastric cancer; Immunoelectron microscopy

Indexed keywords

CHROMOGRANIN A;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENTEROCHROMAFFIN LIKE CELL; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOELECTRON MICROSCOPY; IMMUNOGOLD LABELING; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; NEUROSECRETORY CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STOMACH ADENOCARCINOMA; STOMACH CARCINOMA; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHROMOGRANIN A; ENTEROCHROMAFFIN-LIKE CELLS; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; NEUROENDOCRINE CELLS; STOMACH NEOPLASMS;

EID: 76149108792     PISSN: 15412016     EISSN: 15334058     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PAI.0b013e3181b70594     Document Type: Article

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