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Ultrastructural Pathology Volume 15, 1991 - Issue 6
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Original Article

Osteoclast Origin of Giant Cells in Giant Cell Tumors of Bone: Ultrastructural and Cytochemical Study of Six Cases

Yoshio Mii Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Nara Medical University, 840 Shijo-cho, Kashihara, Nara, 634, Japan
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Yoshizumi Miyauchi Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Nara Medical University, 840 Shijo-cho, Kashihara, Nara, 634, Japan
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Toru Morishita Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Nara Medical University, 840 Shijo-cho, Kashihara, Nara, 634, Japan
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Shuichi Miura Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Nara Medical University, 840 Shijo-cho, Kashihara, Nara, 634, Japan
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Kanya Honoki Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Nara Medical University, 840 Shijo-cho, Kashihara, Nara, 634, Japan
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Makoto Aoki Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Nara Medical University, 840 Shijo-cho, Kashihara, Nara, 634, Japan
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Susumu Tamai Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Nara Medical University, 840 Shijo-cho, Kashihara, Nara, 634, Japan
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Pages 623-629 | Accepted 05 Apr 1991, Published online: 10 Jul 2009

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