Is apoptosis involved in the development of balloon cell nevus? Suggestion from a case report

Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

Volumn 56, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 1069-1070

  Kim, Yun Jeon ^a   Kim, You Chan ^a   Kang, Hee Young ^a  

^a Ajou University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MELANIN;

ANAMNESIS; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONGENITAL NEVUS; HUMAN; MELANOGENESIS; NEVUS CELL; NICK END LABELING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

APOPTOSIS; CHILD; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IN SITU NICK-END LABELING; MALE; MELANOCYTES; MELANOMA; NEVUS, PIGMENTED; SKIN NEOPLASMS;

EID: 34248229699     PISSN: 01909622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaad.2005.07.064     Document Type: Article

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