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Medusa cells: The morphology and cytochemistry of common amoeboid variants of eosinophils

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  1. Dental Research Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Bldg 210 H, 27514, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA

    Jacob S. Hanker, Ronald J. Chandross & Norman F. Weatherly

  2. School of Dentistry, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Bldg 210 H, 27514, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA

    Jacob S. Hanker, Ronald J. Chandross & Norman F. Weatherly

  3. Department of Anatomy, School of Medicine, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Bldg 210 H, 27514, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA

    Jacob S. Hanker, Ronald J. Chandross & Norman F. Weatherly

  4. Department of Parasitology and Laboratory Practice, School of Public Health, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Bldg 210 H, 27514, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA

    Jacob S. Hanker, Ronald J. Chandross & Norman F. Weatherly

  5. Duke Comprehensive Cancer Center, Department of Medicine, Duke University Medical Center, 27710, Durham, North Carolina, USA

    John Laszlo, Joseph O. Moore, Rebecca H. Buckley & Athos Ottolenghi

  6. Department of Pediatrics, Duke University Medical Center, 27710, Durham, North Carolina, USA

    John Laszlo, Joseph O. Moore, Rebecca H. Buckley & Athos Ottolenghi

  7. Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Duke University Medical Center, 27710, Durham, North Carolina, USA

    John Laszlo, Joseph O. Moore, Rebecca H. Buckley & Athos Ottolenghi

  8. Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Duke University Medical Center, 27710, Durham, North Carolina, USA

    John Laszlo, Joseph O. Moore, Rebecca H. Buckley & Athos Ottolenghi

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Hanker, J.S., Chandross, R.J., Weatherly, N.F. et al. Medusa cells: The morphology and cytochemistry of common amoeboid variants of eosinophils. Histochem J 12, 701–707 (1980). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01012025

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