Versican is localized to nail mesenchyme containing onychofibroblasts

Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology

Volumn 23, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 1328-1329

  Lee, D Y ^a   Lee, J H ^a   Yang, J M ^a   Lee, E S ^a   Mun, G H ^a   Jang, K T ^a  

^a Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHONDROITIN SULFATE; VERSICAN;

DERMIS; FIBROBLAST; HAIR FOLLICLE; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LETTER; MESENCHYME CELL; NAIL; ONYCHOFIBROBLAST; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

FIBROBLASTS; HUMANS; MESODERM; NAILS; VERSICANS;

EID: 70349372939     PISSN: 09269959     EISSN: 14683083     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-3083.2009.03155.x     Document Type: Letter

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