Amyloid typing: Experience from a large referral centre

Amyloid and Related Disorders: Surgical Pathology and Clinical Correlations

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 231-238

  Gilbertson, Janet A ^a   Hunt, Toby ^a   Hawkins, Philip N ^a  

^a ROYAL FREE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Amyloid; Biopsies; Congo red; Immunohistochemistry; NAC

Indexed keywords

EID: 84886455115     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-60761-389-3_18     Document Type: Chapter

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