Eccrine spiradenoma: Co-expression of cytokeratin and smooth muscle actin suggesting differentiation toward myoepithelial cells [13]

Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 121-123

  Kurokawa, Ichi ^a   Nishimura, K ^a   Tarumi, C ^a   Hakamada, A ^a   Isoda, K ^b   Mizutani, H ^a   Tsubura, A ^b  

^a MIE UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b KANSAI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIN ANTIBODY; CYTOKERATIN; EOSIN; FORMALDEHYDE; HEMATOXYLIN; KERATIN ANTIBODY; PARAFFIN; SMOOTH MUSCLE ACTIN;

ADULT; CASE REPORT; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; FEMALE; HIDRADENOMA; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LETTER; MYOEPITHELIUM CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SKIN NODULE;

ACTINS; ADENOMA; ADULT; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; ECCRINE GLANDS; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; KERATINS; MUSCLE, SMOOTH;

EID: 33845633945     PISSN: 09269959     EISSN: 14683083     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-3083.2006.01809.x     Document Type: Letter

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