Pathological and immunohistochemical study of lethal primary brain stem injuries

Diagnostic Pathology

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2012, Pages

  Rongchao, Sun ^a   Shudong, Yang ^a   Zhiyi, Zhou ^a  

^a WUXI PEOPLE S HOSPITAL AFFILIATED TO NANJING MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Differential diagnosis; Immunohistochemistry; Pathology; Primary brain stem injury

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN INJURY; BRAIN STEM; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INJURY; MALE; METABOLISM; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BRAIN INJURIES; BRAIN STEM; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84861215386     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17461596     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1746-1596-7-54     Document Type: Article

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