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α-Smooth muscle actin (α-SMA)

from Section 1 - Antibodies

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 October 2016

Edited by
Runjan Chetty ,
Kumarasen Cooper  and
Allen M. Gown
Runjan Chetty
Affiliation:
University of Toronto
Kumarasen Cooper
Affiliation:
University of Pennsylvania
Allen M. Gown
Affiliation:
Phenopath Laboratories, Seattle
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Leong's Manual of Diagnostic Antibodies for Immunohistology , pp. 5 - 6
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2016

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