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The Immunohistochemical Distribution of Laminin and Fibronectin in Human Female Breast Cancer

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Progress in Surgical Pathology

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THE DEVELOPMENT OF METHODS for the immunohistochemical demonstration of laminin and fibronectin has resulted in an increased knowledge of tumor biology due to the prominent role of these noncollagenous glycoproteins in tissue organization and structure.1–6

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  1. University of New Mexico, New Mexico, USA

    Cecilia M. Fenoglio-Preiser M.D. (Professor of Pathology, Director of Laboratory Services) (Professor of Pathology, Director of Laboratory Services)

  2. Albuquerque Veterans Administration Medical Center, Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA

    Cecilia M. Fenoglio-Preiser M.D. (Professor of Pathology, Director of Laboratory Services) (Professor of Pathology, Director of Laboratory Services)

  3. Department of Pathology, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, Memorial Hospital, Morristown, New Jersey, USA

    Marianne Wolff M.D. (Professor of Clinical Surgical Pathology) (Professor of Clinical Surgical Pathology)

  4. National Cancer Institute, Milan, Italy

    Franco Rilke M. D. (Deputy Director, Director, Professor) (Deputy Director, Director, Professor)

  5. Division of Pathology, Postgraduate School of Anatomic Pathology, University of Pavia, Italy

    Franco Rilke M. D. (Deputy Director, Director, Professor) (Deputy Director, Director, Professor)

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Christensen, L., Nielsen, M., Clemmensen, I., Hage, E. (1989). The Immunohistochemical Distribution of Laminin and Fibronectin in Human Female Breast Cancer. In: Fenoglio-Preiser, C.M., Wolff, M., Rilke, F. (eds) Progress in Surgical Pathology. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-12814-5_6

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