Performing and processing FNA of anterior fat pad for amyloid

Journal of Visualized Experiments

Volumn , Issue 44, 2010, Pages

  Shidham, Vinod B ^a,b   Hunt, Bryan ^a   Jaradeh, Safwan S ^a   Barboi, Alexandru C ^a   Devata, Sumana ^a   Hari, Parameswaran ^a  

^a MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

^b WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMYLOID; COLORING AGENT; CONGO RED;

ABDOMINAL FAT; ADIPOSE TISSUE; AMYLOIDOSIS; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; DIAGNOSIS; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; FINE NEEDLE ASPIRATION BIOPSY; HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; PATHOLOGY; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ABDOMINAL FAT; ADIPOSE TISSUE; AMYLOID; AMYLOIDOSIS; BIOPSY, FINE-NEEDLE; CHEMISTRY; COLORING AGENTS; CONGO RED; DIAGNOSIS; HUMANS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METABOLISM; METHODS; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; PATHOLOGY; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

EID: 80355133732     PISSN: 1940087X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3791/1747     Document Type: Article

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