Skin biopsy as a tool to assess distal small fiber innervation in diabetic neuropathy

Diabetes Technology and Therapeutics

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 23-28

  Polydefkis, M ^a   Hauer, P ^a   Griffin, J W ^a,b   McArthur, J C ^a,b  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

CONFERENCE PAPER; DIABETIC NEPHROPATHY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; NERVE FIBER; PERIPHERAL NEUROPATHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSORY NEUROPATHY; SKIN BIOPSY;

BIOPSY; DIABETIC NEUROPATHIES; HUMANS; NERVE FIBERS; SKIN;

EID: 0035031043     PISSN: 15209156     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/152091501750219994     Document Type: Conference Paper

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