Increased tissue leptin hormone level and mast cell count in skin tags: A possible role of adipoimmune in the growth of benign skin growths

Indian Journal of Dermatology, Venereology and Leprology

Volumn 76, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 538-542

  El Safoury, Omar ^a   Fawzi, Marwa ^a   Abdel Hay, Rania M ^a   Hassan, Akmal S ^a   El Maadawi, Zeinab ^a   Rashed, Laila ^a  

^a CAIRO UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Acrochordon; adipoimmune; leptin; mast cell; skin tags

Indexed keywords

LEPTIN;

ARTICLE; BENIGN TUMOR; CELL COUNT; DIABETES MELLITUS; HORMONE DETERMINATION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNITY; MAST CELL; OBESITY; SKIN BIOPSY; SKIN TAG; TISSUE LEVEL;

ADULT; BIOPSY; CELL COUNT; HUMANS; LEPTIN; MAST CELLS; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; SKIN NEOPLASMS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77957984189     PISSN: 03786323     EISSN: 09733922     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0378-6323.69083     Document Type: Article

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