In situ evidence that the population of Langerhans cells in normal human epidermis may be heterogeneous

British Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 136, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 687-693

  Sondell, B ^a,b   Jonsson, M ^a   Dyberg, P ^a   Egelrud, T ^a  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b UMEÅ UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CELL POPULATION; DENDRITIC CELL; EPIDERMIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; LANGERHANS CELL; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0031000320     PISSN: 00070963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2133.1997.tb03653.x     Document Type: Article

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