Histologic and histochemical characterization of seminal vesicle intraluminal secretions: Particular emphasis on their crystalloid morphology

Archives of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine, Jan 2001 by Shah, Rajal B, Lee, Min W, Giraldo, Alvaro A, Amin, Mahul B

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Accepted for publication July 26, 2000.

From the Departments of Pathology, St John Hospital, Detroit, Mich (Drs Shah and Giraldo); Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, Mich (Dr Lee); and Emory University Hospital, Atlanta, Ga (Dr Amin).

Reprints: Mahul B. Amin, MD, Department of Pathology, Emory University Hospital, 1364 Clifton Rd NE, Atlanta, GA 30322.

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