Expression of E-cadherin in skin carcinomas

Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 104-110

  Tada, Hideyuki ^a   Hatoko, Mitsuo ^a   Muramatsu, Tsutomu ^a   Shirai, Toshihiko ^a  

^a NARA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

E cadherin; immunofluorescence method; skin tumor

Indexed keywords

UVOMORULIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BASAL CELL CARCINOMA; BOWEN DISEASE; CANCER INVASION; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; METASTASIS; PAGET SKIN DISEASE; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; SKIN CARCINOMA; TRICHILEMMOMA;

EID: 0029984480     PISSN: 03852407     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1346-8138.1996.tb03979.x     Document Type: Article

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