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  • Evolutionary intraembryonic origin of vertebrate hematopoietic stem cells in the elasmobranch spleen

    Rosa Manca, Chester A. Glomski, Alessandra Pica
    20-12-2018
    https://doi.org/10.4081/ejh.2018.2987
    1691
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  • Distribution of non-myelinating Schwann cells and their associations with leukocytes in mouse spleen revealed by immunofluorescence staining

    Bin Ma, Changfu Yin, Dailun Hu, Mark Newman, Philip K. Nicholls, Zhanjun Wu, Wayne K. Greene, Zhongli Shi
    03-04-2018
    https://doi.org/10.4081/ejh.2018.2890
    3482
    PDF: 1084
    Supplementary: 247
    HTML: 42
  • Swertianolin ameliorates immune dysfunction in sepsis via blocking the immunosuppressive function of myeloid-derived suppressor cells

    Zongfang Ren, Haoren Tang, Linjun Wan, Xing Liu, Ning Tang, Lingling Wang, Zhenhui Guo
    01-09-2021
    https://doi.org/10.4081/ejh.2021.3292
    1556
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  • Immunofluorescence characterization of innervation and nerve-immune cell interactions in mouse lymph nodes

    Dailun Hu, Philip K. Nicholls, Melissa Claus, Yongkang Wu, Zhongli Shi, Wayne K. Greene, Bin Ma
    18-10-2019
    https://doi.org/10.4081/ejh.2019.3059
    2818
    PDF: 1606
    Supplementary: 196
    HTML: 23
  • Bile duct ligature in young rats: A revisited animal model for biliary atresia

    Matias Garrido, Camila Escobar, Constanza Zamora, Carolina Rejas, Juan Varas, Mario Párraga, Sebastián San Martin, Sandra Montedonico
    13-09-2017
    https://doi.org/10.4081/ejh.2017.2803
    2111
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  • Astragaloside IV augments anti-PD-1 therapy to suppress tumor growth in lung cancer by remodeling the tumor microenvironment

    Tao Wu, Shikui Wu, Hui Gao, Haolei Liu, Jun Feng, Ge Yin
    23-10-2024
    https://doi.org/10.4081/ejh.2024.4098
    2427
    PDF: 505
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  • Hematopoietic stem cells debut in embryonic lymphomyeloid tissues of elasmobranchs

    Rosa Manca, Chester Glomski , Alessandra Pica
    30-09-2019
    https://doi.org/10.4081/ejh.2019.3060
    1766
    PDF: 710
    HTML: 24
  • Cryptotanshinone alleviates DSS-induced colitis in mouse by regulating the balance of Treg/Th17 cells and M1 macrophage activation

    Lin Liu, Wei Huang, Yu Wu, Guanlong Ye, Jing Zhang, Tong Shen, Changjuan Ouyang
    19-02-2026
    https://doi.org/10.4081/ejh.2026.4436
    608
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  • ECRG4 expression in normal rat tissues: expression study and literature review

    A. Porzionato, M. Rucinski, V. Macchi, G. Sarasin, L.K. Malendowicz, R. De Caro
    18-05-2015
    https://doi.org/10.4081/ejh.2015.2458
    3093
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    Supplementary: 394
    HTML: 1018
  • Histopathological and immunofluorescent characterization of post-sepsis immune dysregulation in a clinically relevant mouse model

    Haoran Tang, Chen Liao, Ning Tang, Hui Li, Yi Liu, Lingling Wang, Zongfang Ren
    12-02-2026
    https://doi.org/10.4081/ejh.2026.4435
    581
    PDF: 366
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  • Expression of 8-OHdG in Zosterisessor ophiocephalus from the Venetian lagoon, Italy

    E. Negrato, M. Vascellari, F. Capolongo, G. Binato, L. Da Dalt, M. Boscolo Papo, G. Gioacchini, O. Carnevali, D. Bertotto, G. Radaelli, F. Pascoli
    e8
    19-02-2013
    https://doi.org/10.4081/ejh.2013.e8
    3293
    PDF: 825
    HTML: 681
  • Subcellular localization and distribution of the reduced folate carrier in normal rat tissues

    M. Hinken, S. Halwachs, C. Kneuer, W. Honscha
    e3
    27-01-2011
    https://doi.org/10.4081/ejh.2011.e3
    1932
    PDF: 733
    HTML: 5665
  • Immunofluorescent characterization of non-myelinating Schwann cells and their interactions with immune cells in mouse mesenteric lymph node

    Zhongli Shi, Wayne K. Greene, Philip K. Nicholls, Dailun Hu, Janina E.E. Tirnitz-Parker, Qionglan Yuan, Changfu Yin, Bin Ma
    07-08-2017
    https://doi.org/10.4081/ejh.2017.2827
    2583
    PDF: 991
    HTML: 163
  • Swiss mice CD1 fed on mussels contaminated by okadaic acid and yessotoxins: effects on thymus and spleen

    A Franchini, E Marchesini, R Poletti, E Ottaviania
    179-188
    29-06-2009
    https://doi.org/10.4081/942
    680
    PDF: 435
  • Glycol methacrylate embedding for the histochemical study of the gastrointestinal tract of dogs naturally infected with Leishmania infantum

    A.J.W. Pinto, I.F.G. de Amorim, L.J. Pinheiro, I.M.V.M. Madeira, C.C. Souza, H. Chiarini-Garcia, M.V. Caliari, W.L. Tafuri
    26-10-2015
    https://doi.org/10.4081/ejh.2015.2546
    1786
    PDF: 749
    HTML: 1039
  • Experimental Maedi Visna Virus Infection in sheep: a morphological, immunohistochemical and PCR study after three years of infection

    S Preziuso, E Taccini, G Rossi, G Renzoni, G Braca
    373-378
    26-06-2009
    https://doi.org/10.4081/849
    989
    PDF: 1132
  • Immunohistochemistry detected and localized cannabinoid receptor type 2 in bovine fetal pancreas at late gestation

    Cecilia Dall'Aglio, Angela Polisca, Maria Grazia Cappai, Francesca Mercati, Alessandro Troisi, Carolina Pirino, Paola Scocco, Margherita Maranesi
    07-03-2017
    https://doi.org/10.4081/ejh.2017.2761
    2573
    PDF: 1038
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  • WT1 expression in the human fetus during development

    R. Ambu, L. Vinci, C. Gerosa, D. Fanni, E. Obinu, A. Faa, V. Fanos
    29-06-2015
    https://doi.org/10.4081/ejh.2015.2499
    2315
    PDF: 874
    HTML: 985
  • Co-transplantation of bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells and monocytes in the brain stem to repair the facial nerve axotomy

    Li Wu, Dan Han, Jie Jiang, Xiaojie Xie, Xunran Zhao, Tengfei Ke, Wen Zhao, Liu Liu, Wei Zhao
    19-06-2020
    https://doi.org/10.4081/ejh.2020.3136
    1703
    PDF: 822
    HTML: 19
  • Experimental Pseudomonas anguilliseptica infection in turbot Psetta maxima (L.): a histopathological and immunohistochemical study

    GE Magi, S Lopez-Romalde, B Magariños, J Lamas, AE Toranzo, JL Romalde
    e9
    17-08-2009
    https://doi.org/10.4081/ejh.2009.e9
    1174
    PDF: 774
  • Investigation of close interactions between sympathetic neural fibres and the follicular dendritic cells network in the mouse spleen

    C Demonceau, AS Marshall, J Sales, E Heinen
    85-92
    14-08-2009
    https://doi.org/10.4081/1192
    918
    PDF: 714
  • A single simple procedure for dewaxing, hydration and heat-induced epitope retrieval (HIER) for immunohistochemistry in formalin fixed paraffin-embedded tissue

    I.M.S. Paulsen, H. Dimke, S. Frische
    03-11-2015
    https://doi.org/10.4081/ejh.2015.2532
    3531
    PDF: 1766
    HTML: 812
  • Novel monoclonal antibodies against Pdx1 reveal feedback regulation of Pdx1 protein levels

    T. Galbo, I. L Pedersen, T. Fløyel, C. H. Bang-Berthelsen, P. Serup, O. D Madsen, J. Hald
    e19
    15-04-2010
    https://doi.org/10.4081/ejh.2010.e19
    1596
    PDF: 968
    HTML: 3340
  • Twenty years of histochemistry in the third millennium, browsing the scientific literature

    Carlo Pellicciari
    29-12-2020
    https://doi.org/10.4081/ejh.2020.3213
    1416
    PDF: 546
    HTML: 15
  • DNA immunisation. New histochemical and morphometric data

    D Ehirchiou, W Zorzi, R Biemans, A Vanderbeeke, M Haumont, B Coumans, S Collin, O Jolois, A Bollen, E Heinen, N Antoine
    215-22
    23-01-2010
    https://doi.org/10.4081/1682
    681
    PDF: 441
  • Forever particles: histochemistry in the plasticene age

    Beatrice Camia, Andrea Casasco, Manuela Monti
    01-08-2025
    https://doi.org/10.4081/ejh.2025.4226
    1400
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  • The Bromodomain testis-specific gene (Brdt) characterization and expression in gilthead seabream, Sparus aurata, and European seabass, Dicentrarchus labrax

    M. Úbeda-Manzanaro, J.B. Ortiz-Delgado, C. Sarasquete
    02-05-2016
    https://doi.org/10.4081/ejh.2016.2638
    1771
    PDF: 845
    HTML: 337
  • A journal of histochemistry as a forum for non-histochemical scientific societies

    Carlo Pellicciari, Marco Biggiogera, Manuela Malatesta
    23-12-2019
    https://doi.org/10.4081/ejh.2019.3106
    1961
    PDF: 510
    HTML: 43
  • Expression of the endocannabinoid receptors in human fascial tissue

    C. Fede, G. Albertin, L. Petrelli, M.M. Sfriso, C. Biz, R. De Caro, C. Stecco
    28-06-2016
    https://doi.org/10.4081/ejh.2016.2643
    3523
    PDF: 1836
    HTML: 2364
  • Ultrastructural immunocytochemistry shows impairment of RNA pathways in skeletal muscle nuclei of old mice: A link to sarcopenia?

    Maria Assunta Lacavalla, Barbara Cisterna, Carlo Zancanaro, Manuela Malatesta
    24-03-2021
    https://doi.org/10.4081/ejh.2021.3229
    2113
    PDF: 737
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  • Optimization of the tartrate-resistant acid phosphatase detection by histochemical method

    M. J. Galvão, A. Santos, M. D. Ribeiro, A. Ferreira, F. Nolasco
    e1
    18-02-2011
    https://doi.org/10.4081/ejh.2011.e1
    1590
    PDF: 726
    HTML: 867
  • Study on the mechanism of Shenling Baizhu powder on the pathogenesis of pregnancy complicated with non-alcoholic fatty liver, based on PI3K/AKT/mTOR signal pathway

    Yao Le, Zhijun Wang, Qian Zhang, Ling Miao, Xiaohong Wang, Guorong Han
    17-09-2024
    https://doi.org/10.4081/ejh.2024.4093
    2348
    PDF: 620
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  • Localization of peripheral autonomic neurons innervating the boar urinary bladder trigone and neurochemical features of the sympathetic component

    L. Ragionieri, M. Botti, F. Gazza, C. Sorteni, R. Chiocchetti, P. Clavenzani, L. Bo, R. Panu
    e16
    06-05-2013
    https://doi.org/10.4081/ejh.2013.e16
    2529
    PDF: 1204
    HTML: 1040
  • Evidence that muscle cells do not express the histidine-rich glycoprotein associated with AMP deaminase but can internalise the plasma protein

    A.R.M. Sabbatini, L. Mattii, B. Battolla, E. Polizzi, D. Martini, M. Ranieri-Raggi, A.J.G. Moir, A. Raggi
    e6
    25-02-2011
    https://doi.org/10.4081/ejh.2011.e6
    1619
    PDF: 549
    HTML: 2625
  • Gemst: a taylor-made combination that reverts neuroanatomical changes in stroke

    Arturo Mangas, Javier Yajeya, Noelia González, Isabel Ruiz, Marianny Pernía, Michel Geffard, Rafael Coveñas
    25-05-2017
    https://doi.org/10.4081/ejh.2017.2790
    1894
    PDF: 721
    HTML: 199
  • Senescence-associated ß-galactosidase staining over the lifespan differs in a short- and a long-lived fish species

    Simon Schöfer, Sylvia Laffer, Stefanie Kirchberger, Michael Kothmayer, Renate Löhnert, Elmar E. Ebner, Klara Weipoltshammer, Martin Distel, Oliver Pusch, Christian Schöfer
    29-02-2024
    https://doi.org/10.4081/ejh.2024.3977
    2282
    PDF: 1205
    Supplementary: 111
    HTML: 175
  • THE EFFECT OF ANTIBIOTIC-INDUCED DYSBIOSIS ON PERIPHERAL NERVE REPAIR Pellegrino D1, El Soury M1, Farzin S1, Elmelgy AA1, Muratori L1, Calabrò S2, Ferrocino I3, Ferrero G1, Camandona A1, Haastert- Talini K4, Cescon M2, Gambarotta G1 and Ronchi G1 | 1Department of Clinical and Biological Sciences & Neuroscience Institute Cavalieri Ottolenghi (NICO), University of Torino, Orbassano, (Torino), Italy; 2Department of Molecular Medicine, University of Padova, Padova, Italy; 3Department of Scienze Agrarie, Forestali e Alimentari, DISAFA, University of Torino, Grugliasco, (Torino), Italy; 4Institute of Neuroanatomy and Cell Biology, Hannover Medical School, Carl-Neuberg-Str.1, Hannover, Lower-Saxony, Germany

    12-12-2025
    https://doi.org/10.4081/ejh.2025.4508
    247
  • Effect of carboplatin injection on Bcl-2 protein expression and apoptosis induction in Raji cells

    Peng Lin, Boliang Zhou, Haiying Yao, Ya-ping Guo
    09-07-2020
    https://doi.org/10.4081/ejh.2020.3134
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  • Management of autofluorescence in formaldehyde-fixed myocardium: choosing the right treatment

    Zhao Zhang, Hongming Fan, William Richardson, Bruce Z. Gao, Tong Ye
    02-10-2023
    https://doi.org/10.4081/ejh.2023.3812
    2024
    PDF: 1077
    Supplementary: 127
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  • Dipeptidylpeptidase-­IV, a key enzyme for the degradation of incretins and neuropeptides: activity and expression in the liver of lean and obese rats

    E. Tarantola, V. Bertone, G. Milanesi, E. Capelli, A. Ferrigno, D. Neri, M. Vairetti, S. Barni, I. Freitas
    e41
    08-10-2012
    https://doi.org/10.4081/ejh.2012.e41
    1793
    PDF: 876
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  • Histochemistry as a versatile research toolkit in biological research, not only an applied discipline in pathology

    Carlo Pellicciari
    21-12-2018
    https://doi.org/10.4081/ejh.2018.3006
    2164
    PDF: 820
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  • Inhibin in the testis and adrenal gland of the male lacertid, Podarcis sicula Raf.: a light immunocytochemical study

    C Manzo, A Capaldo, V Laforgia, R Muoio, F Angelini, L Varano
    285-94
    21-12-2009
    https://doi.org/10.4081/ejh.2000.1592
    111
    PDF: 52
  • The hematopoietic stem cells supportive megakaryocytes as shapers of the bone marrow niche

    Francesca Arciprete, Viola Velardi, Paola Verachi, Claudio Carta, Antonio Di Virgilio, Vincenzo Roberti, Giorgio Vivacqua, Rosalba Rana, Maria Zingariello
    16-12-2025
    https://doi.org/10.4081/ejh.2025.4424
    951
    PDF: 307
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  • Subcutaneous adipose tissue classification

    A. Sbarbati, D. Accorsi, D. Benati, L. Marchetti, G. Orsini, G. Rigotti, P. Panettiere
    e48
    25-11-2010
    https://doi.org/10.4081/ejh.2010.e48
    3950
    PDF: 1385
    HTML: 2653
  • In vivo imaging techniques: a new era for histochemical analysis

    A. Busato, P. Fumene Feruglio, P.P. Parnigotto, P. Marzola, A. Sbarbati
    28-11-2016
    https://doi.org/10.4081/ejh.2016.2725
    2107
    PDF: 918
    HTML: 285
  • Nrf2 as a novel diagnostic biomarker for papillary thyroid carcinoma

    Zhiyang Wang, Jing Li, Ziwei Liu, Ling Yue
    20-03-2023
    https://doi.org/10.4081/ejh.2023.3622
    1351
    PDF: 773
    HTML: 38
  • Mena, a new available marker in tumors of salivary glands?

    S. Gurzu, M. Krause, I. Ember, L. Azamfirei, G. Gobel, K. Feher, I. Jung
    e8
    07-02-2012
    https://doi.org/10.4081/ejh.2012.e8
    1435
    PDF: 709
    HTML: 4129
  • Autofluorescence spectroscopy and imaging: a tool for biomedical research and diagnosis

    A.C. Croce, G. Bottiroli
    12-12-2014
    https://doi.org/10.4081/ejh.2014.2461
    14514
    PDF: 6077
    HTML: 7990
  • Histochemistry through the years, browsing a long-established journal: novelties in traditional subjects

    C. Pellicciari
    e51
    16-12-2010
    https://doi.org/10.4081/ejh.2010.e51
    1551
    PDF: 756
    HTML: 3896
  • Expression pattern of thymosin beta 4 in the adult human liver

    S. Nemolato, P. Van Eyken, T. Cabras, F. Cau, M.U. Fanari, A. Locci, D. Fanni, C.L.P. Gerosa, I. Messana, M. Castagnola, G. Faa
    e25
    07-09-2011
    https://doi.org/10.4081/ejh.2011.e25
    1610
    PDF: 714
    HTML: 1368
  • The penetration of methanol into bovine cardiac and hepatic tissues is faster than ethanol and formalin

    Michelle Steicke, Guang Yang, Tam Nguyen Dinh, Matthew Dunster-Jones, Owen Sargisson, Farah Ahmady, Jonathan Golledge, Yutang Wang
    07-02-2018
    https://doi.org/10.4081/ejh.2018.2880
    2066
    PDF: 843
    Supplementary: 208
    HTML: 53
  • Aloe-emodin ameliorates chronic kidney disease fibrosis by inhibiting PI3K-mediated signaling pathway

    Ming Chen, Wenhui Zhu, Yao Chen, Jingying Shang, Wenfan Wang, Xiaoming Yan, Peng Liu, Yabin Zhou
    06-08-2025
    https://doi.org/10.4081/ejh.2025.4228
    1362
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  • Immunoreactivities of PPARγ2, leptin and leptin receptor in oviduct of Chinese brown frog during breeding period and pre-hibernation

    Y. Liu, J. Weng, S. Huang, Y. Shen, X. Sheng, Y. Han, M. Xu, Q. Weng
    09-09-2014
    https://doi.org/10.4081/ejh.2014.2422
    2086
    PDF: 779
    HTML: 283
  • Immunohistochemical localization of IGF-I, IGF-II and MSTN proteins during development of triploid sea bass (Dicentrarchus labrax)

    G. Radaelli, C. Poltronieri, C. Simontacchi, E. Negrato, F. Pascoli, A. Libertini, D. Bertotto
    e16
    14-04-2010
    https://doi.org/10.4081/ejh.2010.e16
    1535
    PDF: 763
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  • Overexpression of MYBL2 predicts poor prognosis and promotes oncogenesis in endometrial carcinoma

    Lulu Le, Ji Luo, Haifang Wu, Ling Chen, Xiaoli Tang, Fen Fu
    30-03-2021
    https://doi.org/10.4081/ejh.2021.3226
    2110
    PDF: 884
    Supplementary: 196
    HTML: 30
  • The trochanteric fat pad

    P. Panettiere, D. Accorsi, L. Marchetti, A.M. Minicozzi, G. Orsini, P. Bernardi, D. Benati, G. Conti, A. Sbarbati
    e16
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    https://doi.org/10.4081/ejh.2011.e16
    2627
    PDF: 720
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  • Quantitative RT-PCR analysis and immunohistochemical localization of HSP70 in sea bass Dicentrarchus labraxexposed to transport stress

    C Poltronieri, L Maccatrozzo, C Simontacchi, D Bertotto, B Funkenstein, M Patruno, G Radaelli
    125-136
    10-08-2009
    https://doi.org/10.4081/1134
    887
    PDF: 1084
  • Differential expression patterns of N-acetylglucosaminyl transferases and polylactosamines in uterine lesions

    A.T.R. Clark, V.M.L. Guimaraes da Costa, L. Bandeira Costa, C.L. Bezerra Cavalcanti, M.J.B. de Melo Rego, E.I.C. Beltrao
    26-05-2014
    https://doi.org/10.4081/ejh.2014.2334
    2497
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  • Ferritin expression in the periodontal tissues of primates

    Wenxue Huang, Wei Li, Juan Liu, Jianxia Hou, Huanxin Meng
    03-09-2019
    https://doi.org/10.4081/ejh.2019.3046
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  • Subcellular distribution and expression of cofilin and ezrin in human colon adenocarcinoma cell lines with different metastatic potential

    D. Nowak, A. J. Mazur, A. Popow-Woźniak, A. Radwańska, H. G. Mannherz, M. Malicka-Błaszkiewicz
    e14
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    https://doi.org/10.4081/ejh.2010.e14
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