Techniques of immunofluorescence and their significance

Indian Journal of Dermatology, Venereology and Leprology

Volumn 74, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 415-419

  Mohan, K ^a   Pai, Sathish ^a   Rao, Raghavendra ^a   Sripathi, H ^a   Prabhu, Smitha ^a  

^a KASTURBA MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DISEASE ACTIVITY; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; ERYTHEMATOUS PEMPHIGUS; FROZEN SECTION; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IGA PEMPHIGUS; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; PARANEOPLASTIC PEMPHIGUS; PEMPHIGUS FOLIACEUS; PEMPHIGUS VEGETANS; PEMPHIGUS VULGARIS; SHORT SURVEY; SKIN BIOPSY;

ANTIBODIES; COMPLEMENT C3; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE, DIRECT; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE, INDIRECT; HUMANS; IMMUNE SYSTEM DISEASES; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; LICHEN PLANUS; PEMPHIGUS; SKIN DISEASES;

EID: 52149116790     PISSN: 03786323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0378-6323.42898     Document Type: Short Survey

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