Immunohistochemical study of nerve fibres in basal cell carcinoma

European Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 250-253

  Panuncio, Ana ^a   Vignale, Raúl ^a   Lopez, Guislena ^a  

^a HOSPITAL DE CLÍNICAS   (Uruguay)

Author keywords

Basal cell carcinoma; Innervation; Neurofilament; Tyrosine hydroxylase

Indexed keywords

MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY; POLYCLONAL ANTIBODY; TYROSINE 3 MONOOXYGENASE;

ADRENERGIC NERVE; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BASAL CELL CARCINOMA; CANCER GROWTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; NERVE FIBER; NEUROFILAMENT; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTIBODIES, MONOCLONAL; CARCINOMA, BASAL CELL; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM INVASIVENESS; NEUROFILAMENT PROTEINS; SKIN NEOPLASMS;

EID: 0037526216     PISSN: 11671122     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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