Immunohistochemical study of specialized nail mesenchyme containing onychofibroblasts in transverse sections of the nail unit

American Journal of Dermatopathology

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 266-270

  Lee, Dong Youn ^a   Yang, Jun Mo ^a   Mun, Goo Hyun ^a   Jang, Kee Taek ^a   Cho, Kwang Hyun ^b  

^a Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Seoul National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

CD10; fibrillin; mesenchyme; nail; onychofibroblasts; versican

Indexed keywords

COMMON ACUTE LYMPHOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA ANTIGEN; FIBRILLIN;

ARTICLE; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; FIBROBLAST; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MESENCHYME; NAIL; ONYCHOFIBROBLAST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION;

CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FIBROBLASTS; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INFANT; MESODERM; MICROFILAMENT PROTEINS; NAILS; NEPRILYSIN; VERSICANS;

EID: 79955525116     PISSN: 01931091     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/DAD.0b013e3181f45611     Document Type: Article

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