A study on plucked hair as a substrate for direct immunofluorescence in pemphigus vulgaris

Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 129-131

  Daneshpazhooh, M ^a   Asgari, M ^a   Naraghi, Z S ^a   Barzgar, M R ^a   Akhyani, M ^a   Balighi, K ^a   Chams Davatchi, C ^a  

^a TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Direct immunofluorescence; Pemphigus vulgaris; Plucked hair; Sensitivity

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN G;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HAIR; HAIR ROOT; HUMAN; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOUTH MUCOSA; PEMPHIGUS VULGARIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

FEMALE; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE, DIRECT; HAIR; HUMANS; MALE; MOUTH MUCOSA; PEMPHIGUS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 58449136598     PISSN: 09269959     EISSN: 14683083     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-3083.2008.02948.x     Document Type: Article

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