Relationship between keratinocyte proliferative activity, HMB-45 reactivity and the presence of suprabasal melanocytes in acral nevi

Archives of Dermatological Research

Volumn 290, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 167-170

  Tronnier, Michael ^a   Rasheed, Ahmed ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LÜBECK   (Germany)

^b AIN SHAMS UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Acral nevus; HMB 45; Keratinocytes; Proliferation; Suprabasal melanocytes

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CELL PROLIFERATION; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; KERATINOCYTE; MELANOCYTE; NEVUS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTIGENS, NEOPLASM; CELL DIVISION; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FOOT DISEASES; HAND; HUMANS; KERATINOCYTES; KI-67 ANTIGEN; MELANOCYTES; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM PROTEINS; NEVUS, PIGMENTED; SKIN NEOPLASMS;

EID: 0031914706     PISSN: 03403696     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004030050284     Document Type: Article

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