Immunohistochemical characterisation of vascular dendritic cells: Puzzling the pitfalls

Pathology

Volumn 43, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 757-760

  Pistulli, Rudin ^a   Yilmaz, Atilla ^a  

^a JENA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Germany)

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EID: 84858247002     PISSN: 00313025     EISSN: 14653931     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PAT.0b013e32834d3595     Document Type: Letter

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