Comparison of a simple method for quantitation of intraepidermal nerve fibres with a standard image analysis method using hypothenar skin

Journal of Neurology

Volumn 253, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 1011-1015

  Wilder Smith, Einar P V ^a   Chow, Adeline ^a  

^a Dept Medicine Endocrinol Diabet   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Epidermal nerve fibres; Hypothenar region; Intraepidermal nerve fibre density; Skin biopsy; Small nerve fibre

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CELL COUNT; CELL DENSITY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTER ANALYSIS; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; EPIDERMIS; HAND PALM; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMMUNOPEROXIDASE STAINING; MICROSCOPY; NERVE FIBER; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE STUDY; SKIN NERVE;

ADULT; AGED; BIOPSY; EPIDERMIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NERVE FIBERS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SINGAPORE; SKIN;

EID: 33748961612     PISSN: 03405354     EISSN: 14321459     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00415-006-0147-6     Document Type: Article

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