The location of binding sites of pemphigus vulgaris and pemphigus foliaceus autoantibodies: A post-embedding immunoelectron microscopic study

British Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 136, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 878-883

  Zhou, S ^a   Ferguson, D J P ^b   Allen, J ^a   Wojnarowska, F ^a,c  

^a OXFORD UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^c CHURCHILL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUTOANTIBODY; DESMOCOLLIN; DESMOGLEIN; DESMOPLAKIN; PLAKOGLOBIN;

ARTICLE; AUTOIMMUNITY; BULLOUS SKIN DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DESMOSOME; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOELECTRON MICROSCOPY; PEMPHIGUS FOLIACEUS; PEMPHIGUS VULGARIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

EID: 0030844428     PISSN: 00070963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2133.1997.tb03928.x     Document Type: Article

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