Perforin expression in peripheral blood lymphocytes and skin-infiltrating cells in patients with lichen planus

British Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 151, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 433-439

  Prpic Massari L ^a   Kastelan M ^a   Gruber, F ^a   Laskarin G ^a   Sotosek Tokmadzic V ^a   Strbo N ^a   Zamolo, G ^a   Zauhar G ^b   Rukavina, D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF RIJEKA   (Croatia)

^b University of Rijeka   (Croatia)

Author keywords

Cytotoxic T lymphocytes; Lichen planus; Natural killer cells; Perforin

Indexed keywords

CELL SURFACE MARKER; MEMBRANE ANTIGEN; PERFORIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CELL SUBPOPULATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOTOXIC T LYMPHOCYTE; DISEASE EXACERBATION; FEMALE; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LICHEN PLANUS; MALE; NATURAL KILLER CELL; PERIPHERAL LYMPHOCYTE; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REMISSION; SKIN DEFECT; SKIN INFILTRATE; T LYMPHOCYTE;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIGENS, CD; ANTIGENS, SURFACE; CD4-POSITIVE T-LYMPHOCYTES; CD8-POSITIVE T-LYMPHOCYTES; FEMALE; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; KILLER CELLS, NATURAL; LICHEN PLANUS; LYMPHOCYTE SUBSETS; MALE; MEMBRANE GLYCOPROTEINS; MIDDLE AGED; PORE FORMING CYTOTOXIC PROTEINS; SKIN; T-LYMPHOCYTES;

EID: 4544279825     PISSN: 00070963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2133.2004.06086.x     Document Type: Article

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