Morphological assessment of the effects of cyclosporin A on mast cell - Nerve relationship in atopic dermatitis

Acta Dermato-Venereologica

Volumn 78, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 321-325

  Toyoda, Masahiko ^a   Morohashi, Masaaki ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOYAMA   (Japan)

Author keywords

Electron microscopy; Immunohistochemistry; Skin; Therapy

Indexed keywords

CYCLOSPORIN A;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATOPIC DERMATITIS; CASE REPORT; CELL GRANULE; CELL INTERACTION; CELL ULTRASTRUCTURE; DRUG EFFECT; EXOCYTOSIS; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MAST CELL; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN NERVE; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0031857967     PISSN: 00015555     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/000155598442962     Document Type: Article

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