Changes in the number of Merkel cells with the hair cycle in hair discs on rat back skin

British Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 155, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 883-889

  Nakafusa, J ^a   Narisawa, Y ^a   Shinogi, T ^a   Taira, K ^a   Tanaka, T ^a   Inoue, T ^a   Misago, N ^a  

^a SAGA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Hair cycle; Hair disc; Merkel cell

Indexed keywords

CYTOKERATIN 20; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL COUNT; CELL STRUCTURE; EMBRYO; EPIDERMIS; HAIR FOLLICLE; HAIR GROWTH; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MERKEL CELL; MICROSCOPE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

AGING; ANIMALS; FEMALE; HAIR; HAIR FOLLICLE; MALE; MERKEL CELLS; MORPHOGENESIS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR;

EID: 33749866342     PISSN: 00070963     EISSN: 13652133     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2133.2006.07441.x     Document Type: Article

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