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Research Article

Ultrastructural Characterization of Macrophage-like Mononuclear Leukocytes in Human Astrocytic Tumors

Gabriel Arismendi-Morillo Biological Researches Institute, Electron Microscopy Laboratory, Faculty of Medicine, University of Zulia, Maracaibo, VenezuelaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Alan Castellano-Ramírez Biological Researches Institute, Electron Microscopy Laboratory, Faculty of Medicine, University of Zulia, Maracaibo, Venezuela
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Zulamita Medina Faculty of Veterinary Sciences, Embriology and Histology Department, University of Zulia, Maracaibo, Venezuela
Pages 321-326 | Received 05 Apr 2010, Accepted 15 Apr 2010, Published online: 23 Jun 2010

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