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Ultrastructural Localization of Laminin and Type IV Collagen in Normal Human Breast

H. L. Fu College of Life Science, Peking University, Beijing, China
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J. Moss Department of Histopathology, Imperial College School of Medicine, Charing Cross Hospital, London, UK
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I. Shore Department of Histopathology, Imperial College School of Medicine, Charing Cross Hospital, London, UK
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M. J. Slade Department of Cancer Cell Biology, Imperial College School of Medicine, Hammersmith Hospital, London, UK
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R. C. Coombes Department of Cancer Cell Biology, Imperial College School of Medicine, Hammersmith Hospital, London, UK
Pages 77-80 | Published online: 10 Jul 2009

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