Early increase in TNF-alpha-containing mast cells in skin lesions

International Journal of Legal Medicine

Volumn 120, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 138-142

  Bacci, S ^a   Romagnoli, P ^a   Norelli, G A ^a   Forestieri, A L ^a   Bonelli, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Immunohistochemistry; Vital lesion; Wounds

Indexed keywords

AVIDIN; FLUORESCEIN; POLYCLONAL ANTIBODY; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; CADAVER; CELL COUNT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FORENSIC MEDICINE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INJURY; MALE; MAST CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN DEFECT; SKIN INJURY; TISSUE REACTION;

ADULT; AGED; BIOPSY; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEMALE; FORENSIC PATHOLOGY; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MAST CELLS; MIDDLE AGED; SKIN; TIME FACTORS; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR-ALPHA;

EID: 33645805221     PISSN: 09379827     EISSN: 14371596     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00414-005-0030-5     Document Type: Article

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