Immunohisto(cyto)chemistry: an old time classic tool driving modern oncological therapies

Tomer Cooks1, Sofia Dp Theodorou2, Eleni Paparouna2

  • 1The Shraga Segal Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Genetics, Faculty of Health Sciences, Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Beer Sheva, Israel.

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