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The contribution of Paul Ehrlich to histochemistry: a tribute on the occasion of the centenary of his death

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Paul Ehrlich is the founder of a number of areas in biomedical research: in the first line, immunology and chemotherapy. Aim of this historical note to the centenary of Paul Ehrlich’s death is to commemorate his tribute to the establishment and development of histochemistry.

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    Igor Buchwalow, Werner Boecker & Markus Tiemann

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Buchwalow, I., Boecker, W. & Tiemann, M. The contribution of Paul Ehrlich to histochemistry: a tribute on the occasion of the centenary of his death. Virchows Arch 466, 111–116 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00428-014-1677-4

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