Expression of follicular sheath keratins in the normal nail with special reference to the morphological analysis of the distal nail unit

American Journal of Dermatopathology

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 543-550

  Perrin, Christophe ^a  

^a PASTEUR HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

Histology; Hyponychium; Immunohistochemistry; Nail bed; Nail unit

Indexed keywords

KERATIN; KI 67 ANTIGEN; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY; POLYCLONAL ANTIBODY;

ARTICLE; BIOCHEMISTRY; CELL CYCLE; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; DISEASE COURSE; EPITHELIUM CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; KERATINIZATION; MORPHOLOGY; NAIL BED; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY;

BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE, DIRECT; HUMANS; KERATINOCYTES; KERATINS; NAILS;

EID: 36349026451     PISSN: 01931091     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/DAD.0b013e318158d741     Document Type: Article

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