Three-dimensional comparative study of Merkel cell distribution in various body sites of guinea pigs and rats

Archives of Dermatological Research

Volumn 292, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 173-179

  Tanaka, Tatsurou ^a   Narisawa, Yutaka ^a  

^a SAGA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Bulge areas; Guinea pigs; Hair cycle; Hair follicles; Merkel cells; Rats

Indexed keywords

EDETIC ACID; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY;

ABDOMEN; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BACK; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FACE; GUINEA PIG; HAIR; HAIR FOLLICLE; HAIR GROWTH; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MERKEL CELL; NIPPLE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SKIN; TAIL; VIBRISSA;

EID: 0034013523     PISSN: 03403696     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004030050474     Document Type: Article

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