Melanocytes in long-standing sun-exposed skin: Quantitative analysis using the MART-1 immunostain

Archives of Dermatology

Volumn 142, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 871-876

  Hendi, Ali ^a,c,e   Brodland, David G ^a,b,d   Zitelli, John A ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^d Mayo Clinic ^*

^e MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BASAL CELL CARCINOMA; CELL DENSITY; CHEMOSURGERY; CONTROLLED STUDY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MELANOCYTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN DEFECT; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA; SUN EXPOSURE;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTIGENS, NEOPLASM; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MELANOCYTES; MELANOMA; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM PROTEINS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; SKIN; SKIN NEOPLASMS; SUNLIGHT;

EID: 33746042236     PISSN: 0003987X     EISSN: 0003987X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archderm.142.7.871     Document Type: Article

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