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Astroblastoma: Ultrastructural Observations on a Case of High-Grade Type

Gary W. Mierau, R. Weslie Tyson, Loris McGavran, Natalie B. Parker, Michael D. Partington Departments of Pathology, The Children s Hospital,Denver, Colorado, USA , and Loma Linda University,Loma Linda, California, USA; Department of Pathology, The Children s Hospital,Denver, Colorado, USA; Department of Pathology, The Children s Hospital and Departments of Pathology and Pediatrics, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center,Denver, Colorado, USA; Department of Pathology,University of Colorado Health Sciences Center,Denver, Colorado, USA; Division of Neurosurgery, The Children s Hospital and University of Colorado Health Sciences Center,Denver, Colorado, USA
Pages 325-332 | Published online: 10 Jul 2009

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