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Amyloid P component — A special type of collagen?

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Virchows Archiv B

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The localization of amyloid P-components is demonstrated by immunofluorescence microscopy in normal human tissue (kidney, spleen, liver). The relation to collagen and to amyloidosis is discussed.

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  1. Institute of Pathology, University of Mainz, Federal Republic of Germany

    H. -M. Schneider & M. Loos

  2. Institute of Medical Microbiology, University of Mainz, Federal Republic of Germany

    H. -M. Schneider & M. Loos

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Schneider, H.M., Loos, M. Amyloid P component — A special type of collagen?. Virchows Arch. B Cell Path. 29, 225–228 (1978). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02899355

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