Immunohistochemistry of human cutaneous Meissner and Pacinian corpuscles

Microscopy Research and Technique

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 351-361

  Vega, J A ^a   Haro, J J ^a   Del Valle, M E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OVIEDO   (Spain)

Author keywords

Glabrous skin; Human; Immunohistochemistry; Meissner corpuscles; Pacinian corpuscles; Sensory nerve formations

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; CELLS; CYTOLOGY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; NEURONS;

CA 2+; GLABROUS SKIN; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOREACTIVITIES; LOCALISED; MEISSNER CORPUSCLE; PACINIAN CORPUSCLE; SENSORY NERVE FORMATION; SENSORY NERVES;

ANTIGENS;

COLLAGEN TYPE 4;

BASEMENT MEMBRANE; CALCIUM CELL LEVEL; GLABROUS SKIN; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; INTERMEDIATE FILAMENT; NEUROFILAMENT; PACINI CORPUSCLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEPTOR AFFINITY; RETROGRADE NERVE FIBER TRANSPORT; REVIEW; SENSORY NERVE CELL; SKIN NERVE;

EID: 0029941903     PISSN: 1059910X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-0029(19960701)34:4<351::AID-JEMT6>3.0.CO;2-R     Document Type: Review

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