The presence and localization of onychodermis (specialized nail mesenchyme) containing onychofibroblasts in the nail unit: A morphological and immunohistochemical study

Histopathology

Volumn 61, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 123-130

  Lee, Dong Youn ^a   Park, Ji Hye ^a   Shin, Hyun Tae ^a   Yang, Jun Mo ^a   Jang, Kee Taek ^a   Kwon, Ghee Young ^a   Lee, Kyung Hoon ^a   Shim, Jong Sup ^a  

^a Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Mesenchyme; Nail unit; Onychodermis; Onychofibroblast

Indexed keywords

CD103 ANTIGEN; MUCIN; VERSICAN;

ARTICLE; CELL STRUCTURE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONNECTIVE TISSUE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DERMIS; EOSINOPHIL; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INFANT; MALE; MESENCHYME; NAIL; NAIL BED; ONYCHODERMIS; ONYCHOFIBROBLAST; POLYDACTYLY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FIBROBLASTS; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INFANT; MESODERM; MUCINS; NAILS; POLYDACTYLY;

EID: 84862877679     PISSN: 03090167     EISSN: 13652559     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2559.2012.04210.x     Document Type: Article

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