Investigation of the inflammatory mechanisms in alopecia areata

American Journal of Dermatopathology

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 53-60

  Cetin, Emel Dikicioglu ^a   Şavk, Ekin ^a   Uslu, Meltem ^a   Eskin, Mehmet ^a   Karul, Aslhan ^a  

^a ADNAN MENDERES UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Alopecia areata; CD57 antigen; Langerhans cells; Mast cells; Neuropeptides

Indexed keywords

CD20 ANTIBODY; CD3 ANTIBODY; CD4 ANTIBODY; CD57 ANTIGEN; CD8 ANTIGEN; NERVE GROWTH FACTOR RECEPTOR; NEUROPEPTIDE; T6 ANTIGEN; TRYPTASE; LEUKOCYTE ANTIGEN; SUBSTANCE P;

ADULT; AGED; ALOPECIA AREATA; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INFLAMMATION; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; SCHOOL CHILD; ADOLESCENT; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOLOGY; MAST CELL; MENTAL STRESS; METABOLISM; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ALOPECIA AREATA; ANTIGENS, CD; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INFLAMMATION; MALE; MAST CELLS; MIDDLE AGED; RECEPTORS, NERVE GROWTH FACTOR; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SUBSTANCE P;

EID: 62349131850     PISSN: 01931091     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/DAD.0b013e318185a66e     Document Type: Article

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