Altered thrombomodulin staining in blistering dermatoses

Pathology

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 225-228

  Jackson, Denise E ^a   Mitchell, Christina A ^a   Mason, Graham ^b   Salem, Hatem H ^a   Hayman, John A ^c  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b Dorevitch Pathology   (Australia)

^c BOX HILL HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Acantholysis; Blistering dermatoses; Desmosomes; Intercellular bridges; Thrombomodulin

Indexed keywords

DESMOGLEIN; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY; POLYCLONAL ANTIBODY; THROMBOMODULIN;

ACANTHOLYSIS; ARTICLE; BLISTER; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; SKIN DISEASE; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 0030425211     PISSN: 00313025     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00313029600169024     Document Type: Article

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