Ultrastructural abnormalities in the dermal papillae of both lesional and clinically normal follicles from alopecia areata scalps

British Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 135, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 204-210

  Nutbrown, M ^a   Macdonald Hull, S P ^b   Baker, T G ^a   Cunliffe, W J ^c   Randall, V A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRADFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b Pontefract General Infirmary   (United Kingdom)

^c LEEDS GENERAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COLLAGEN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALOPECIA AREATA; ARTICLE; CELL DAMAGE; CELL ULTRASTRUCTURE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DERMOEPIDERMAL JUNCTION; ENDOPLASMIC RETICULUM; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; HAIR FOLLICLE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCALP HAIR;

EID: 0029901918     PISSN: 00070963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2133.1996.tb01148.x     Document Type: Article

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