The 2 clinical subbands of the distal nail unit and the nail Isthmus. Anatomical explanation and new physiological observations in relation to the nail growth

American Journal of Dermatopathology

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 216-221

  Perrin, Christophe ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ CÔTE D'AZUR   (France)

^b PASTEUR HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

Hair keratins; Nail isthmus; Nails; Onychocorneal band; Onychodermal band; White band of Pinkus

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COLOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATIONAL STUDY; DIFFERENTIATION; DIFFRACTION; EPITHELIUM; FINGER NAIL; FUNCTIONAL ANATOMY; GROWTH; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INFUNDIBULUM; KERATINIZATION; MORPHOLOGY; NAIL; NAIL BED; NAIL ISTHMUS; NOMENCLATURE; PHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRATUM CORNEUM; CYTOLOGY; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HISTOLOGY; KERATINOCYTE;

HUMANS; KERATINOCYTES; NAILS;

EID: 45849091497     PISSN: 01931091     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/DAD.0b013e31816a9d31     Document Type: Article

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