Immunohistochemical staining of proliferating cell nuclear antigen (PCNA) in malignant and nonmalignant skin diseases

Archives of Dermatological Research

Volumn 291, Issue 7-8, 1999, Pages 413-418

  Kawahira, Kazuhiro ^a,b  

^a Tosashimizu Hospital   (Japan)

^b OSAKA CITY UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

PCNA positive cells; Psoriasis vulgaris; Severe atopic dermatitis; Skin malignancies; Verruca vulgaris

Indexed keywords

CYCLINE; DNA DIRECTED DNA POLYMERASE DELTA; NUCLEAR PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; ATOPIC DERMATITIS; CELL COUNT; CELL DIVISION; CELL PROLIFERATION; CONTACT DERMATITIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; ECZEMA; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LABELING INDEX; LYMPHOMA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MELANOMA; MYCOSIS FUNGOIDES; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSORIASIS VULGARIS; SKIN CARCINOMA; SKIN DISEASE; SQUAMOUS CELL; T CELL LEUKEMIA; TREATMENT FAILURE; VERRUCA VULGARIS;

ADMINISTRATION, TOPICAL; ADRENAL CORTEX HORMONES; ADULT; DRUG RESISTANCE; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROLIFERATING CELL NUCLEAR ANTIGEN; REFERENCE VALUES; SKIN DISEASES; SKIN NEOPLASMS; STAINING AND LABELING; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 0032859538     PISSN: 03403696     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004030050431     Document Type: Article

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