Hydroxyethyl starch-induced itch: Relevance of light microscopic analysis of semi-thin sections and electron microscopy;Hydroxyäthylstärke-induzierter juckreiz - Relevanz der lichtmikroskopischen untersuchung von semidünnschnitten und der elektronenmikroskopie

JDDG - Journal of the German Society of Dermatology

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 204-208

  Kamann, Stefanie ^a,b   Flaig, Michael J ^a   Korting, Hans Christian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^b LUDWIG MAXIMILIANS UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

HES; Hydroxyethyl starch; Microscopy; Pruritus; Semithin section

Indexed keywords

EOSIN; ETHER; GLYCIDOL; HEMATOXYLIN; HETASTARCH; PARAFFIN; PLASMA SUBSTITUTE; TOLONIUM CHLORIDE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ACCUMULATION; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGIC SKIN REACTION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE; MICROMORPHOLOGY; SKIN; SKIN PRURITUS; TISSUE SECTION; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BIOPSY; DRUG ERUPTIONS; FEMALE; HETASTARCH; HUMANS; MALE; MICROSCOPY; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; MIDDLE AGED; PLASMA SUBSTITUTES; PRURITUS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 33847671408     PISSN: 16100379     EISSN: 16100387     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1610-0387.2007.06239.x     Document Type: Article

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