Immunohistochemical evaluation of androgen receptors in genital and extragenital lichen sclerosus: Evidence for loss of androgen receptors in lesional epidermis

Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 43-46

  Clifton, M M ^a   Garner, I B B ^a   Kohler, S ^a   Smoller, B R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS FOR MEDICAL SCIENCES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN; ANDROGEN RECEPTOR; PEROXIDASE; TESTOSTERONE;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LICHEN SCLEROSUS ET ATROPHICUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TOPICAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

EID: 0032787748     PISSN: 01909622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0190-9622(99)70404-4     Document Type: Article

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