The cause of acantholysis in pemphigus: Further support for the 'basal cell shrinkage' hypothesis

British Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 161, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 702-

  Bystryn, J C ^a   Grando, S ^b  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Acantholysis; Pemphigus

Indexed keywords

AUTOANTIBODY; DESMOGLEIN;

ACANTHOLYSIS; BASAL CELL; CYTOSKELETON; DESMOSOME; HUMAN; KERATINOCYTE; LETTER; PEMPHIGUS VULGARIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ACANTHOLYSIS; ADULT; BIOPSY; DESMOSOMES; FEMALE; HUMANS; KERATINOCYTES; PEMPHIGUS;

EID: 69149109821     PISSN: 00070963     EISSN: 13652133     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2133.2009.09358.x     Document Type: Letter

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