Immunohistochemical assessment of keratin 16 on paraffin-embedded sections of normal and hyperproliferative skin: Monoclonal antibodies Ks8.12 and LL025 in a comparative study

Archives of Dermatological Research

Volumn 291, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 59-63

  Castelijns, Fransje A C M ^a   Gerritsen, Marie Jeanne P ^a   Van Erp, Piet E J ^a   Van De Kerkhof, Peter C M ^a  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Hyperproliferation; Immunohistochemistry; Keratins

Indexed keywords

KERATIN; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSORIASIS; STAINING;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIBODIES, MONOCLONAL; ANTIGENS, NUCLEAR; BIOPSY; CYTOSKELETAL PROTEINS; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; KERATINS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NUCLEAR PROTEINS; PSORIASIS; SKIN;

EID: 0032955057     PISSN: 03403696     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004030050384     Document Type: Article

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