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Original Article

Structural and Ultrastructural Localization of NGF and NGF Receptors in the Thymus of Subjects Affected by Myasthenia Gravis

Tsvetana T. Marinova Department of Medical Biology, Medical University, Sofia, Bulgaria
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Kamelia K. Velikova Department of General and Clinical Pathology, Medical University, Sofia, Bulgaria
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Danail B. Petrov Department of Surgery, Medical University, Sofia, Bulgaria
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Nikolai S. Kutev Department of Surgery, Medical University, Sofia, Bulgaria
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Ivan S. Stankulov Division of Cell Biology, Department of Forensic Medicine, Medical University, Varna, Bulgaria
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George N. Chaldakov Division of Cell Biology, Department of Forensic Medicine, Medical University, Varna, Bulgaria
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Viviana Triaca Institute of Neurobiology and Molecular Medicine, CNR, Viale Marx, 43/15, 00137, Rome, Italy
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Luigi Manni Institute of Neurobiology and Molecular Medicine, CNR, Viale Marx, 43/15, 00137, Rome, Italy
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Luigi Aloe Institute of Neurobiology and Molecular Medicine, CNR, Viale Marx, 43/15, 00137, Rome, ItalyCorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 587-592 | Received 08 Jul 2004, Accepted 26 Jul 2004, Published online: 07 Jul 2009

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