Pterygium: Histological and immunohistochemical aspects

Romanian Journal of Morphology and Embryology

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 153-158

  Golu, T ^a   Mogoanta L ^b   Streba, C T ^b   Pirici, D N ^b   Malaescu D ^c   Mateescu, Garofiţa Olivia ^b   Muţiu, Gabriela ^d  

^a Ophthalmology Clinic   (Romania)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND PHARMACY OF CRAIOVA   (Romania)

^c Universitatea Constantin Brancusi din Targu Jiu   (Romania)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ORADEA   (Romania)

Author keywords

Goblet cells; Immunohistochemistry; Inflammatory infiltrate; Pterygium

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; B LYMPHOCYTE; EPITHELIUM CELL; GOBLET CELL; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; PTERYGIUM;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; B-LYMPHOCYTES; EPITHELIAL CELLS; GOBLET CELLS; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MIDDLE AGED; PTERYGIUM;

EID: 79953051632     PISSN: 12200522     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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