Relationship between immunohistochemical assessment of bronchial mucosa microvascularization and clinical stage in asthma

Romanian Journal of Morphology and Embryology

Volumn 53, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 485-490

  Grigoraş, Adriana ^a   Cǎruntu, Irina Draga ^a   Grigoras C C ^b   Mihaescu T ^a,b   Amǎlinei, Cornelia ^a  

^a GRIGORE T POPA UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND PHARMACY   (Romania)

^b Hospital of Pneumology   (Romania)

Author keywords

Asthma; CD34; Immunohistochemistry; Microvascular density

Indexed keywords

EID: 84866990575     PISSN: 12200522     EISSN: 20668279     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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