Mel-5: A novel antibody for differential diagnosis of epidermal pigmented lesions of the skin in paraffin-embedded sections

Melanoma Research

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 43-48

  Bhawan, J ^a  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

HMB 45; immunohistochemistry; melanocyte; S 100

Indexed keywords

MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY MEL5; PROTEIN S 100; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MELANOCYTE; MELANOMA; PIGMENTED NEVUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES; CARCINOMA IN SITU; CARCINOMA, SQUAMOUS CELL; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; EPIDERMIS; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MELANOCYTES; MELANOMA; MICE; PARAFFIN EMBEDDING; PIGMENTATION DISORDERS; SKIN; SKIN DISEASES;

EID: 0031039033     PISSN: 09608931     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00008390-199702000-00007     Document Type: Article

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