Tubule and neurofilament immunoreactivity in human hairy skin: Markers for intraepidermal nerve fibers

Muscle and Nerve

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 310-316

  Lauria, Giuseppe ^a   Borgna, Monica ^a   Morbin, Michela ^a   Lombardi, Raffaella ^a   Mazzoleni, Giulia ^a   Sghirlanzoni, Angelo ^a   Pareyson, Davide ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF NEUROSURGERY   (Italy)

Author keywords

Intraepidermal nerve fibers; Neurofilaments; Neuropathy, PGP 9.5; Skin biopsy; Tubules

Indexed keywords

BETA TUBULIN; CYTOPLASM PROTEIN; MICROTUBULE ASSOCIATED PROTEIN 1; PROTEIN GENE PRODUCT 9.5; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIBODY SPECIFICITY; ARTICLE; AXONAL INJURY; CELL ULTRASTRUCTURE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENSITY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; NERVE FIBER; NEUROFILAMENT; PERIPHERAL NEUROPATHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; SCHWANN CELL; SKIN BIOPSY; SKIN NERVE;

BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; EPIDERMIS; HAIR FOLLICLE; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MICROTUBULE-ASSOCIATED PROTEINS; MICROTUBULES; NERVE FIBERS; NERVE TISSUE PROTEINS; NEUROFILAMENT PROTEINS; PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; POLYNEUROPATHIES; SKIN; TUBULIN; UBIQUITIN THIOLESTERASE;

EID: 4243200413     PISSN: 0148639X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mus.20098     Document Type: Article

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