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Mast Cell Heterogeneity in B-cell Non-Hodgkin's Lymphomas: An Ultrastructural Study

Enrico Crivellato Department of Medical and Morphological Research, Section of Anatomy, University of Udine Medical School, Udine, Italy
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Beatrice Nico Department of Human Anatomy and Histology, University of Bari Medical School, Piazza Giulio Cesare 11, Policlinico, I-70124 Bari, Italy
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Angelo Vacca Department of Biomedical Sciences and Human Oncology, University of Bari Medical School, Bari, Italy
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Franco Dammacco Department of Biomedical Sciences and Human Oncology, University of Bari Medical School, Bari, Italy
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Domenico Ribatti Department of Human Anatomy and Histology, University of Bari Medical School, Piazza Giulio Cesare 11, Policlinico, I-70124 Bari, Italy
Pages 2201-2205 | Published online: 01 Jul 2009

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