Cadherin expression pattern in melanocytic tumors more likely depends on the melanocyte environment than on tumor cell progression

Journal of Cutaneous Pathology

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 1-7

  Krengel, Sven ^a   Groteluschen F ^a   Bartsch, S ^a   Tronnier, M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LÜBECK   (Germany)

^b Klinikum Hildesheim   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA CATENIN; BETA CATENIN; CADHERIN; CATENIN; NERVE CELL ADHESION MOLECULE; PLAKOGLOBIN; UVOMORULIN;

ARTICLE; BLUE NEVUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPIDERMIS CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; JUVENILE MELANOMA; KERATINOCYTE; MELANOCYTE; MELANOCYTIC NEVUS; MELANOMA; NEVUS; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; THICKNESS; TUMOR CELL; TUMOR GROWTH; ULTRAVIOLET B RADIATION;

CADHERINS; CELL COUNT; DISEASE PROGRESSION; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MELANOCYTES; MELANOMA; NEVUS, PIGMENTED; SKIN; SKIN NEOPLASMS; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS;

EID: 1642440127     PISSN: 03036987     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.0303-6987.2004.0106.x     Document Type: Article

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