The collagenic structure of human digital skin seen by scanning electron microscopy after Ohtani maceration technique

Annals of Anatomy

Volumn 187, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 13-22

  Sangiorgi, Simone ^a   Manelli, Alessandro ^a   Protasoni, Marina ^a   Ronga, Mario ^a   Raspanti, Mario ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF INSUBRIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Collagen; Human toe; Othani maceration; Scanning electron microscope; Skin

Indexed keywords

COLLAGEN; COLLAGEN FIBER;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DERMIS; EPIDERMIS; EXPLANT; FOOT; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LEG AMPUTATION; MALE; MORPHOLOGY; NAIL; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPE; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SKIN STRUCTURE; SKINFOLD THICKNESS; TOE;

EID: 17144393632     PISSN: 09409602     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aanat.2004.06.001     Document Type: Article

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