Twisted collagen fibrils in acrocyanosis

European Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 285-288

  Kobayasi, Takasi ^a   Ullman, Susanne ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Acrocyanosis; Collagen fibrils; Ehlers Danlos syndrome; Pericytes

Indexed keywords

COLLAGEN FIBRIL;

ACROCYANOSIS; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; EHLERS DANLOS SYNDROME; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; PERICYTE; RAYNAUD PHENOMENON; VASCULITIS;

EID: 0032974011     PISSN: 11671122     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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