Cutaneous nerves in atopic dermatitis. A histological, immunohistochemical and electron microscopic study

Virchows Archiv

Volumn 432, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 363-370

  Urashima, Reiko ^a   Mihara, Motoyuki ^a  

^a TOTTORI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Atopic dermatitis; Cutaneous nerve; Electron microscopy; Immunohistochemistry; Pruritus

Indexed keywords

BETA ENDORPHIN; GENE PRODUCT; NEURON SPECIFIC ENOLASE; NEUROPEPTIDE Y; SEROTONIN; SOMATOSTATIN; SUBSTANCE P; VASOACTIVE INTESTINAL POLYPEPTIDE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATOPIC DERMATITIS; CELL ULTRASTRUCTURE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DERMIS; DERMOEPIDERMAL JUNCTION; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; EPIDERMIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; MALE; MAST CELL; MAST CELL DEGRANULATION; NERVE ENDING; NERVE FIBER; NEUROFILAMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRURITUS; SKIN BIOPSY; SKIN NERVE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CALCITONIN GENE-RELATED PEPTIDE; DERMATITIS, ATOPIC; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; MIDDLE AGED; NERVE TISSUE PROTEINS; NEUROPEPTIDES; PHOSPHOPYRUVATE HYDRATASE; SKIN; THIOLESTER HYDROLASES; UBIQUITIN THIOLESTERASE;

EID: 0344414304     PISSN: 09456317     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004280050179     Document Type: Article

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