Cytokeratin 20 is a general marker of cutaneous Merkel cells while certain neuronal proteins are absent

Journal of Investigative Dermatology

Volumn 104, Issue 6, 1995, Pages 910-915

  Moll, I ^a   Kuhn, C ^a   Moll, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

CHROMOGRANIN A; CYTOKERATIN 20; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MERKEL CELL; MOUSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN TUMOR; SWINE;

EID: 0029067609     PISSN: 0022202X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1523-1747.ep12606183     Document Type: Article

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