Immunohistochemistry and in situ hybridization in the study of human skin melanocytes

Experimental Dermatology

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 162-170

  Passeron, Thierry ^a   Coelho, Sergio G ^a   Miyamura, Yoshinori ^a   Takahashi, Kaoruko ^a   Hearing, Vincent J ^a  

^a NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Immunohistochemistry; Melanocytes; Tissue in situ hybridization

Indexed keywords

DOPACHROME TAUTOMERASE; ENDOTHELIN 1; MELANOMA ANTIGEN 1; MESSENGER RNA; MICROPHTHALMIA ASSOCIATED TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; MONOPHENOL MONOOXYGENASE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; CELL INTERACTION; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FROZEN SECTION; GENE EXPRESSION; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LANGERHANS CELL; MELANOCYTE; MELANOGENESIS; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS REGULATION; QUALITY CONTROL; REVIEW; SKIN FIBROBLAST; STANDARDIZATION;

HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; MELANOCYTES; SKIN;

EID: 33847007352     PISSN: 09066705     EISSN: 16000625     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0625.2006.00538.x     Document Type: Review

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