Number of Langerhans immune cells in painful and non-painful human skin after shingles

Archives of Dermatological Research

Volumn 294, Issue 12, 2003, Pages 529-535

  Oaklander, Anne Louise ^a,b   Stocks, E Adelaine ^a   Mouton, Peter R ^a,c  

^a DEPARTMENT OF PATHOLOGY   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON AGING   (United States)

Author keywords

CDla; Herpes zoster; PGP9.5; Postherpetic neuralgia; Skin biopsy

Indexed keywords

T6 ANTIGEN;

AGED; ARTICLE; CELL DENSITY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HERPES ZOSTER; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOCOMPETENT CELL; IMMUNOPATHOLOGY; LANGERHANS CELL; MACROPHAGE; MALE; NERVE ENDING; POSTHERPETIC NEURALGIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIZATION; SKIN BIOPSY; STEREOMETRY; TRUNK;

EID: 0037356581     PISSN: 03403696     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00403-002-0362-7     Document Type: Article

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