On the Specificity of Staining by Alcian Blue in the Study of Human, Foetal Adenohypophysis

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Journal Histochemie

Specialty Biochemistry

Date 1970 Jan 1

PMID 4194241

Citations 5

Authors

H Andersen

K Mollgard

F A von Bulow

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