Calculi and intracellular ochronosis in the submandibular tissues from a patient with alkaptonuria

Journal of Clinical Pathology

Volumn 63, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 186-188

  Taylor, A M ^a   Wilson, P J M ^a   Ingrams, D R ^b   Helliwell, T R ^a   Gallagher, J A ^a   Ranganath, L R ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL GWENT HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c ROYAL LIVERPOOL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM SALT; HOMOGENTISIC ACID;

ACINAR CELL; ADULT; ALKAPTONURIA; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CONNECTIVE TISSUE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; OCHRONOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STONE FORMATION; SUBMANDIBULAR GLAND;

ALKAPTONURIA; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCHRONOSIS; SALIVARY GLAND CALCULI; SUBMANDIBULAR GLAND DISEASES;

EID: 77349117573     PISSN: 00219746     EISSN: 14724146     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jcp.2009.071365     Document Type: Article

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