Immunohistochemical staining for desmogleins 1 and 2 in keratinocytic neoplasms with squamous phenotype: Actinic keratosis, keratoacanthoma and squamous cell carcinoma of the skin

British Journal of Cancer

Volumn 77, Issue 8, 1998, Pages 1275-1279

  Krunic, A L ^a   Garrod, D R ^b   Madani, S ^a   Buchanan, M D ^a   Clark, R E ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Actinic keratosis; Desmoglein; Keratoacanthoma; Squamous cell carcinoma

Indexed keywords

DESMOGLEIN; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY;

ACTINIC KERATOSIS; ARTICLE; DESMOSOME; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; KERATINOCYTE; KERATOACANTHOMA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN CARCINOMA; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA;

EID: 0031888858     PISSN: 00070920     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/bjc.1998.213     Document Type: Article

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