Vitiligo-related neuropeptides in nerve fibers of the skin

Archives of Physiology and Biochemistry

Volumn 108, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 262-267

  Lazarova, R ^a   Hristakieva, E ^a   Lazarov, N ^a   Shani, J ^a  

^a TRAKIA UNIVERSITY   (Bulgaria)

Author keywords

Immunofluorescence; Immunoreactivity; Nerve fibers; Neuropeptides; Skin depigmentation; Vitiligo

Indexed keywords

CALCITONIN GENE RELATED PEPTIDE; NEUROPEPTIDE; NEUROPEPTIDE Y; SOMATOSTATIN; SUBSTANCE P;

ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DERMIS; DERMOEPIDERMAL JUNCTION; EPIDERMIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; MALE; NERVE ENDING; NERVE FIBER; PATHOGENESIS; SKIN APPENDAGE; SKIN NERVE; SWEAT GLAND; VITILIGO;

ADULT; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; BLOOD VESSELS; CALCITONIN GENE-RELATED PEPTIDE; FEMALE; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE, INDIRECT; HUMANS; MALE; MELANOCYTES; NERVE FIBERS; NEURONS, AFFERENT; NEUROPEPTIDE Y; SKIN; SKIN PIGMENTATION; SOMATOSTATIN; SUBSTANCE P; SWEAT GLANDS; VITILIGO;

EID: 0034483119     PISSN: 13813455     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1076/1381-3455(200007)108:3;1-Z;FT262     Document Type: Article

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