Quantitative histochemical analysis of mast cells and sensory nerves in psoriatic skin

Journal of Pathology

Volumn 180, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 200-205

  Naukkarinen, Anita ^a   Järvikallio, Anitta ^a   Lakkakorpi, Jouni ^b   Harvima, Ilkka T ^a   Harvima, Rauno J ^a   Horsmanheimo, Maija ^a  

^a KUOPIO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OULU   (Finland)

Author keywords

calcitonin gene related peptide; mast cell; psoriasis; substance P; tryptase; vasoactive intestinal polypeptide

Indexed keywords

CALCITONIN GENE RELATED PEPTIDE; NEUROPEPTIDE; SUBSTANCE P; TRYPTASE; VASOACTIVE INTESTINAL POLYPEPTIDE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONFOCAL LASER MICROSCOPY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MAST CELL; NERVE FIBER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSORIASIS;

ADULT; AGED; BASEMENT MEMBRANE; CALCITONIN GENE-RELATED PEPTIDE; FEMALE; HISTOCYTOCHEMISTRY; HUMANS; MALE; MAST CELLS; MICROSCOPY, CONFOCAL; MICROSCOPY, FLUORESCENCE; MIDDLE AGED; PERIPHERAL NERVES; PSORIASIS; SUBSTANCE P; VASOACTIVE INTESTINAL PEPTIDE;

EID: 0029849495     PISSN: 00223417     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1096-9896(199610)180:2<200::AID-PATH632>3.0.CO;2-Z     Document Type: Article

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