Immunohistochemical analysis of sensory nerves and neuropeptides, and their contacts with mast cells in developing and mature psoriatic lesions

Archives of Dermatological Research

Volumn 285, Issue 6, 1993, Pages 341-346

  Naukkarinen, A ^a   Harvima, I ^b   Paukkonen, K ^b   Aalto, M L ^a   Horsmanheimo, M ^b  

^a KUOPIO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

Author keywords

Mast cells; Neuropeptides; Psoriasis; Sensory nerves

Indexed keywords

CALCITONIN GENE RELATED PEPTIDE; NEUROPEPTIDE; SUBSTANCE P; VASOACTIVE INTESTINAL POLYPEPTIDE; VASODILATOR AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CAPILLARY WALL; CELL CONTACT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DERMIS; EPIDERMIS; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INFLAMMATION; MALE; MAST CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSORIASIS; SENSORY NERVE; SKIN CAPILLARY; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION; VASODILATATION;

ADULT; AGED; CALCITONIN GENE-RELATED PEPTIDE; CELL ADHESION; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MAST CELLS; MIDDLE AGE; NEURONS, AFFERENT; NEUROPEPTIDES; PSORIASIS; SUBSTANCE P; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; VASOACTIVE INTESTINAL PEPTIDE;

EID: 0027161170     PISSN: 03403696     EISSN: 1432069X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00371834     Document Type: Article

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