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Original Article

Immunoelectron Microscopy for Chromogranin a in Small Cell Neuroendocrine Carcinoma of Lung

Irving Dardick Department of Pathology, Divisions of Diagnostic Electron Microscopy and Immunopathology, The Toronto Hospital and Department of Pathology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Hilary Christensen Department of Pathology, Divisions of Diagnostic Electron Microscopy and Immunopathology, The Toronto Hospital and Department of Pathology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Michael Stratis Department of Pathology, Divisions of Diagnostic Electron Microscopy and Immunopathology, The Toronto Hospital and Department of Pathology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Pages 361-368 | Published online: 10 Jul 2009

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