In psoriasis the epidermis, including the subepidermal vascular plexus, grows downwards into the dermis

British Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 136, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 97-101

  Bacharach Buhles, M ^a   El Gammal, S ^a   Panz, B ^a   Altmeyer, P ^a  

^a RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ANGIOGENESIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPIDERMIS; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSORIASIS; SKIN BIOPSY; SKIN CAPILLARY;

EID: 0031012660     PISSN: 00070963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2133.1997.tb08754.x     Document Type: Article

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