Supravital uptake of methylene blue by dendritic cells within stratified squamous epithelia: A light and electron microscope study

Biotechnic and Histochemistry

Volumn 71, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 96-101

  Müller, Thomas ^a  

^a JOHANNES GUTENBERG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

heme; Langerhans cells; mitochondria; nerve fiber; oxygen; radical; thiazine dye; vital staining

Indexed keywords

HEME DERIVATIVE; METHYLENE BLUE; OXYGEN RADICAL; THIAZINE DERIVATIVE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; DENDRITIC CELL; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; EPITHELIUM CELL; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LANGERHANS CELL; MOUSE; NERVE FIBER TRANSPORT; NONHUMAN; SQUAMOUS EPITHELIUM; TECHNIQUE; VITAL STAIN;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0030005679     PISSN: 10520295     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/10520299609117142     Document Type: Article

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