Histochemical and immunohistochemical study in melasma: Evidence of damage in the basal membrane

American Journal of Dermatopathology

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 291-295

  Torres Álvarez, Bertha ^a,b   Mesa Garza, Iraida G ^a   Castanedo Cázares, Juan P ^a   Fuentes Ahumada, Cornelia ^a   Oros Ovalle, Cuauhtémoc ^a   Navarrete Solis, Josefina ^a   Moncada, Benjamin ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE SAN LUIS POTOSÍ   (Mexico)

^b HOSPITAL CENTRAL DR IGNACIO MORONES PRIETO   (Mexico)

Author keywords

basal membrane; c kit; mast cells; melanocytes; melasma

Indexed keywords

COLLAGEN TYPE 4; MELANIN; STEM CELL FACTOR RECEPTOR;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BASAL CELL; BASEMENT MEMBRANE; CELL MIGRATION; CHLOASMA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DERMIS; FEMALE; HISTOCHEMISTRY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; MALE; MAST CELL; MELANOCYTE; MEMBRANE DAMAGE; PATHOGENESIS; PERIODIC ACID SCHIFF STAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN BIOPSY; SKIN DEFECT;

ADULT; BASEMENT MEMBRANE; FEMALE; HISTOCYTOCHEMISTRY; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MAST CELLS; MELANOSIS; PROTO-ONCOGENE PROTEINS C-KIT; STEM CELL FACTOR; TRYPTASES;

EID: 79955522375     PISSN: 01931091     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/DAD.0b013e3181ef2d45     Document Type: Article

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