High-pressure freezing provides new information on human epidermis: Simultaneous protein antigen and lamellar lipid structure preservation. Study on human epidermis by cryoimmobilization

Journal of Investigative Dermatology

Volumn 114, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 1030-1038

  Pfeiffer, Stephan ^a   Vielhaber, Gabriele ^a   Vietzke, Jens Peter ^a   Wittern, Klaus Peter ^a   Hintze, Ulrich ^a   Wepf, Roger ^a  

^a BEIERSDORF AG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Electron microscopy; Filaggrin; High pressure freezing; Lamellar lipids

Indexed keywords

ACETONE; FILAGGRIN; LIPID; URANYL ACETATE;

ADULT; ANTIGEN DETECTION; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CELL INTERACTION; CRYOPRESERVATION; EPIDERMIS; FREEZING; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMOBILIZED CELL; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; LIPID ANALYSIS; MEMBRANE STRUCTURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TISSUE PRESERVATION; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

EID: 0034068163     PISSN: 0022202X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1523-1747.2000.00966.x     Document Type: Article

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