Expression of CCR5 in graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) of the skin: Immunohistochemical staining of 38 cases

Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 254-257

  Morita, Naoko I ^a,b   Matsumura, Yumi ^a   Morita, Kazumasa ^a   Miyachi, Yoshiki ^a  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b YAMAGUCHI UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

CCR5; Graft versus host disease (GVHD); T helper (Th)1 type immunoreaction

Indexed keywords

CHEMOKINE RECEPTOR CCR5;

ACUTE GRAFT REJECTION; ARTICLE; CHRONIC GRAFT REJECTION; GRAFT VERSUS HOST REACTION; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LYMPHOCYTIC INFILTRATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SKIN DISEASE;

ACUTE DISEASE; CHRONIC DISEASE; GRAFT VS HOST DISEASE; HUMANS; RECEPTORS, CCR5; SKIN;

EID: 33847613527     PISSN: 03852407     EISSN: 13468138     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1346-8138.2007.00263.x     Document Type: Article

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