Immunohistochemical analysis of CXCR4 expression in fibrohistiocytic tumors

Acta Histochemica et Cytochemica

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 45-50

  Toyozawa, Seiko ^a   Yamamoto, Yuki ^a   Ishida, Yuko ^a   Kondo, Toshikazu ^a   Nakamura, Yasushi ^a   Furukawa, Fukumi ^a  

^a WAKAYAMA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cxcr4; Dfsp; Fibrohistiocytic tumors; Immunohistochemistry

Indexed keywords

EID: 77951741957     PISSN: 00445991     EISSN: 13475800     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1267/ahc.10003     Document Type: Article

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