Nevogenesis - New thoughts regarding a classical problem

American Journal of Dermatopathology

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 456-465

  Krengel, Sven ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LÜBECK   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CELL ADHESION MOLECULE; CYTOKINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; BASEMENT MEMBRANE; BENIGN TUMOR; CLINICAL RESEARCH; CONGENITAL NEVUS; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; GENE EXPRESSION; HAIR FOLLICLE; HAMARTOMA; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INFANT; MELANOCYTIC NEVUS; MICROENVIRONMENT; NEWBORN; PATHOGENESIS; POSTNATAL DEVELOPMENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SCHOOL CHILD; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; CELL TRANSFORMATION, NEOPLASTIC; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HUMANS; INFANT; NEVUS; SKIN NEOPLASMS;

EID: 25644451156     PISSN: 01931091     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.dad.0000175532.27368.3f     Document Type: Review

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