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. 1982 Jun;63(3):325–329.

A study of ultrastructural alterations in experimental non-A, non-B hepatitis by electron-beam analysis.

T F McCaul, K N Tsiquaye, G Tovey, C Hames, X Z Lu, D N Hogben, A J Zuckerman
PMCID: PMC2040622  PMID: 6807337

Abstract

An electron-beam X-ray microanalysis was carried out on sections of liver biopsy specimens obtained from chimpanzees infected with non-A, non-B hepatitis. The microanalysis was concentrated over areas where typical derangement of the endoplasmic reticulum, with the formation of tubular forms possessing walls with electron-dense central membrane, was visualized. These tubular structures are regarded as the most notable pathological alteration in affected hepatocytes. However, the electron-probe microanalysis showed no deviation of the energy spectrum when compared with the background or control analysis.

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