On the development of neurocutaneous units - Implications for the histogenesis of congenital, acquired, and dysplastic nevi

American Journal of Dermatopathology

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 60-81

  Cramer, Stewart F ^a,b   Fesyuk, Andrey ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY   (United States)

^b ROCHESTER GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

acquired; congenital; development; dysplastic; fetal skin; melanocyte differentiation pathway; Melanocytes; neurocutaneous units; nevi; nevogenesis; stem cells

Indexed keywords

MELAN A;

ACQUIRED NEVUS; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONGENITAL NEVUS; DYSPLASTIC NEVUS; EMBRYO; EPIDERMIS; FETUS; FETUS DEATH; HISTOGENESIS; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MELANOCYTE; NERVE GROWTH; NERVE SHEATH; NERVOUS SYSTEM PARAMETERS; NEURAL CREST; NEUROCUTANEOUS UNIT; NEVUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SECOND TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; SKIN NERVE; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION; STEM CELL;

CELL DIFFERENTIATION; DYSPLASTIC NEVUS SYNDROME; FETAL DEVELOPMENT; FETUS; HUMANS; MELANOCYTES; NERVE TISSUE; SKIN;

EID: 84856236154     PISSN: 01931091     EISSN: 15330311     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/DAD.0b013e31822d071a     Document Type: Article

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