A strikingly constant ratio exists between Langerhans cells and other epidermal cells in human skin. A stereologic study using the optical disector method and the confocal laser scanning microscope

Journal of Investigative Dermatology

Volumn 116, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 313-318

  Bauer, Jürgen ^a,b   Bahmer, Friedrich A ^c   Wörl, Jürgen ^b   Neuhuber, Winfried ^b   Schuler, Gerold ^b   Fartasch, Manigé ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN NUREMBERG   (Germany)

^c Department of Dermatology ^*  (Germany)

Author keywords

Cavalieri's principle; Human epidermis; Morphometry; Three dimensional

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BREAST; CELL DENSITY; CELL POPULATION; CELL STRUCTURE; CONFOCAL LASER MICROSCOPY; EPIDERMIS CELL; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOSURVEILLANCE; LANGERHANS CELL; MORPHOMETRICS; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0035112905     PISSN: 0022202X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1523-1747.2001.01247.x     Document Type: Article

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