Nail biology and nail science

International Journal of Cosmetic Science

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 241-275

  De Berker, D A R ^a   Andre J ^b   Baran, R ^c  

^a BRISTOL ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^b SAINT PIERRE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

^c NAIL DISEASE CENTRE   (France)

Author keywords

Electron microscopy; Imaging of the nail apparatus; Immunohistochemistry; Nail apparatus; Nail unit

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; KERATIN;

BIOLOGY; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; COMPARATIVE ANATOMY; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; CUTICLE; ECHOGRAPHY; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; EMBRYOLOGY; EPILUMINESCENCE MICROSCOPY; FINGER NAIL; FUNCTIONAL ANATOMY; GROWTH; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOHISTOLOGY; INNERVATION; MELANOCYTE; MORPHOGENESIS; NAIL; NAIL BED; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PERMEABILITY; PHOTOGRAPHY; REVIEW; SKIN APPENDAGE; SOFT TISSUE; STRATUM CORNEUM; STRENGTH; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; VASCULARIZATION;

EID: 34547102979     PISSN: 01425463     EISSN: 14682494     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-2494.2007.00372.x     Document Type: Review

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