Immunofluorescent identification of melanocytes in murine hair follicles

Journal of Molecular Histology

Volumn 37, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 1-3

  Govender, Dheshnie ^a   Davids, Lester M ^a   Kidson, Susan H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FLUORESCENCE; HAIR FOLLICLE; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; MELANOCYTE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; ROOM TEMPERATURE;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; FEMALE; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE, DIRECT; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE, INDIRECT; HAIR FOLLICLE; IMMUNOENZYME TECHNIQUES; MELANOCYTES; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; MICE, INBRED C57BL; MICROSCOPY, FLUORESCENCE; PREGNANCY;

MURINAE;

EID: 33748875114     PISSN: 15672379     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10735-005-9011-8     Document Type: Article

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