Presence of putative stem cells in Merkel cell carcinomas

Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 789-795

  Lemasson, G ^a   Coquart, N ^a,b   Lebonvallet, N ^a   Boulais, N ^a   Galibert, M D ^c   Marcorelles, P ^a   Misery, L ^a,b  

^a BREST UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE BRETAGNE OCCIDENTALE   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE RENNES 1   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYTOKERATIN 14; CYTOKERATIN 19; NESTIN;

EPIDERMIS CELL; HAIR FOLLICLE; IMMUNOCOMPETENT CELL; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; LETTER; MALIGNANT TRANSFORMATION; MERKEL CELL TUMOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; STEM CELL;

EID: 84861575540     PISSN: 09269959     EISSN: 14683083     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-3083.2011.04132.x     Document Type: Letter

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