Immunohistochemical organization patterns of the follicular dendritic cells, myofibroblasts and macrophages in the human spleen- New considerations on the pathological diagnosis of splenectomy pieces

International Journal of Clinical and Experimental Pathology

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 189-202

  Vasco, Pablo Guisado ^a   Villar Rodríguez, José L ^b   Martínez, José Ibañez ^b   Cámpora, Ricardo González ^b   Davidson, Hugo Galera ^b  

^a HOSPITAL RAMÓN Y CAJAL   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO VIRGEN MACARENA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Follicular dendritic cells; Histopathology; Immune system; Immunohistochemical; Macrophages; Myofibroblasts; Spleen

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CYTOLOGY; FOLLICULAR DENDRITIC CELL; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOLOGY; MACROPHAGE; METHODOLOGY; PATHOLOGY; SMOOTH MUSCLE FIBER; SPLEEN; SPLENECTOMY;

DENDRITIC CELLS, FOLLICULAR; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MACROPHAGES; MYOCYTES, SMOOTH MUSCLE; SPLEEN; SPLENECTOMY;

EID: 77956027181     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19362625     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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