Decreased CGRP staining in alopecia areata [3]

British Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 149, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 422-424

  Meyronet, D ^a   Jaber, K ^a   Gentil Perret, A ^a   Cambazard, F ^a   Misery, L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF SAINT ETIENNE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCITONIN GENE RELATED PEPTIDE;

ADULT; ALOPECIA AREATA; ANALYTIC METHOD; BLOOD VESSEL REACTIVITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPIDERMIS CELL; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HAIR ROOT; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNE SYSTEM; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; LETTER; LYMPHOCYTIC INFILTRATION; MALE; MICROCIRCULATION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SCALP; SKIN BIOPSY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALOPECIA AREATA; CALCITONIN GENE-RELATED PEPTIDE; FEMALE; HAIR FOLLICLE; HUMANS; IMMUNOENZYME TECHNIQUES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 0042914395     PISSN: 00070963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2133.2003.05425.x     Document Type: Letter

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