Normal pattern of intraepidermal nerve fibers in 30 healthy volunteers with PGP 9.5;Padronização normal das fibras nervosas intraepidé rmicas em 30 voluntários saudáveis com PGP 9,5

Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria

Volumn 62, Issue 2 A, 2004, Pages 271-275

  Moura, Luciana ^a   Bulle Oliveira, Acary Souza ^a   Zanoteli, Edmar ^a   Cardoso, Ricardo ^a   Schmidt, Beny ^a   Gabbai, Alberto Alain ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Intraepidermal nerve fiber; PGP 9,5; Skin biopsy; Small fibers

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; GENE PRODUCT; PROTEIN GENE PRODUCT 9.5; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTONOMIC NERVE; AXONAL INJURY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE; NERVE BIOPSY; NERVE FIBER; NORMAL HUMAN; PERIPHERAL NEUROPATHY; SENSORY NERVE; SENSORY NEUROPATHY; SKIN BIOPSY; SKIN NERVE; TECHNIQUE; TOPOGRAPHY;

EID: 2642544214     PISSN: 0004282X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s0004-282x2004000200015     Document Type: Article

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