The ultrastructure of acantholysis in pemphigus vulgaris

British Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 160, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 460-461

  Diercks, G F H ^a   Pas, H H ^a   Jonkman, M F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Acantholysis; Electron microscopy; Pemphigus

Indexed keywords

DESMOGLEIN 1; DESMOGLEIN 3; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G ANTIBODY;

ACANTHOLYSIS; ADULT; AGED; BLISTER; CASE REPORT; CELL ULTRASTRUCTURE; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; EROSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; LETTER; MALE; MUCOSA; PEMPHIGUS VULGARIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUNCH BIOPSY; SKIN; SKIN BIOPSY; SKIN CELL;

ACANTHOLYSIS; AGED; AUTOANTIBODIES; DESMOGLEINS; EPIDERMIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; MIDDLE AGED; MUCOUS MEMBRANE; PEMPHIGUS;

EID: 58349097518     PISSN: 00070963     EISSN: 13652133     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2133.2008.08971.x     Document Type: Letter

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