Amyloid typing: Immunoelectron microscopy

Amyloid and Related Disorders: Surgical Pathology and Clinical Correlations

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 249-260

  Verga, Laura ^a   Morbini, Patrizia ^a   Palladini, Giovanni ^a   Obici, Laura ^a   Necchi, Vittorio ^a   Paulli, Marco ^a   Merlini, Giampaolo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Abdominal fat; Amyloid; Amyloid typing; Congo red; Diagnosis; Electron microscopy; Immunoelectron microscopy; Immunohistochemistry; Organ biopsy; Salivary gland biopsy

Indexed keywords

EID: 84974842563     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-60761-389-3_20     Document Type: Chapter

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