Alterations in the basement membrane zone in pili annulati hair follicles as demonstrated by electron microscopy and immunohistochemistry

British Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 150, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 722-727

  Giehl, K A ^a,b   Ferguson, D J P ^c   Dean, D ^b   Chuang, Y H ^b,d   Allen, J ^b   Berker, D A R D E ^e   Tosti, A ^f   Dawber, R P R ^b   Wojnarowska, F ^b  

^a LUDWIG MAXIMILIANS UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b OXFORD UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^d CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^e BRISTOL ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^f UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Basement membrane zone; Genodermatosis; Hair follicles; Immunohistochemistry; Pili annulati; Transmission electron microscopy

Indexed keywords

ALPHA6BETA4 INTEGRIN; COLLAGEN TYPE 4; COLLAGEN TYPE 7; KALININ; LAMININ 1; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOSOMAL DOMINANT DISORDER; BASEMENT MEMBRANE; BRAIN CORTEX; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; FEMALE; GENE MUTATION; GENODERMATOSIS; HAIR DISEASE; HAIR FOLLICLE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RINGED HAIR; SCALP; TISSUE SECTION; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

ADULT; ANTIBODIES, MONOCLONAL; BASEMENT MEMBRANE; FEMALE; HAIR FOLLICLE; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; MIDDLE AGED; SCALP;

EID: 2342479183     PISSN: 00070963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0007-0963.2004.05837.x     Document Type: Article

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