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Original Article

Role of Electron Microscopy in the Diagnosis of Metabolic Storage Diseases Affecting the Nervous System of Children

Gary W. Mierau Departments of Pathology, The Children's Hospital, Denver, Colorado, USA
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Douglas A. Weeks Department of Pathology, Loma Linda University, Loma Linda, California, USA
Pages 345-354 | Received 06 Dec 1996, Accepted 22 Jan 1997, Published online: 10 Jul 2009

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