Confirmation of peripheral neuropathy in patients with venous ulceration through immunohistochemistry

International Journal of Angiology

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 176-181

  Guest, Michael ^a   Parmar, Jitesh H ^a,b   Bunker, C ^a   Rowe, A ^a   Davies, Alun H ^a  

^a CHARING CROSS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCITONIN GENE RELATED PEPTIDE; GENE PRODUCT; GENE PRODUCT ANTIBODY; SUBSTANCE P; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DERMIS; EPIDERMIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMMUNOASSAY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; NERVE FIBER; PERIPHERAL NEUROPATHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUNCH BIOPSY; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SKIN NERVE; ULCER; ULCER HEALING; VARICOSIS;

EID: 24644456891     PISSN: 10611711     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00547-004-1069-8     Document Type: Article

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