Increased nerve growth factor and its receptors in atopic dermatitis: An immunohistochemical study

Archives of Dermatological Research

Volumn 298, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 31-37

  Dou, Ying Chun ^a   Hagströmer, Lena ^b   Emtestam, Lennart ^b   Johansson, Olle ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Atopic dermatitis; Immunoreactivity; Nerve fibre; Nerve growth factor (ngf); P75 ngfr; Skin; Trka

Indexed keywords

NERVE GROWTH FACTOR; NERVE GROWTH FACTOR RECEPTOR; NEUROTROPHIN; PROTEIN TYROSINE KINASE A;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATOPIC DERMATITIS; CELL INFILTRATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DERMIS; EPIDERMIS; FLUORESCENCE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPERPLASIA; IMMUNITY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; INFLAMMATION; NERVE FIBER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION;

ADULT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; DERMATITIS, ATOPIC; DERMIS; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; NERVE FIBERS; NERVE GROWTH FACTOR; RECEPTOR, NERVE GROWTH FACTOR; RECEPTOR, TRKA; RECEPTORS, NERVE GROWTH FACTOR;

EID: 33646577485     PISSN: 03403696     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00403-006-0657-1     Document Type: Article

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