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Diagnostic Pathology of the Intestinal Mucosa pp 23–94Cite as

Biopsy Interpretation—Electron Microscopy

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The morphology of absorptive cells will be described in the greatest detail; the structural aspects ofthe other cells will be described only when they differ from those of the absorptive cell.

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  1. Department of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan School of Medicine, MI 48109, Ann Arbor, USA

    William O. Dobbins III M.D. (Professor of Internal Medicine, Associate Chief of Staff for Research)

  2. Veterans Administration Medical Center, MI 48105, Ann Arbor, USA

    William O. Dobbins III M.D. (Professor of Internal Medicine, Associate Chief of Staff for Research)

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Dobbins, W.O. (1990). Biopsy Interpretation—Electron Microscopy. In: Diagnostic Pathology of the Intestinal Mucosa. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4612-3276-6_3

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