Evaluation of mast cells, eosinophils, blood capillaries in oral lichen planus and oral lichenoid mucositis

Indian Journal of Dental Research

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 695-696

  Santhosh Reddy, D ^a   Sivapathasundharam, B ^b   Saraswathi, T R ^c   Sriram, G ^b  

^a Departments of Oral Pathology and Microbiology   (India)

^b MEENAKSHI AMMAL DENTAL COLLEGE AND HOSPITAL   (India)

^c VISHNU DENTAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Blood capillaries; eosinophils; lichen mucositis; lichen planus; mast cells

Indexed keywords

COLORING AGENT; DIAGNOSTIC AGENT; EOSIN; FLUORESCENT DYE; HEMATOXYLIN; TOLONIUM CHLORIDE;

ARTICLE; CAPILLARY; CELL COUNT; CELL GRANULE; CELL NUCLEUS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONNECTIVE TISSUE; DEGRANULATION; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; EOSINOPHIL; EPITHELIUM; HUMAN; LICHEN PLANUS; LICHENOID ERUPTION; MAST CELL; MOUTH MUCOSA; PATHOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; STOMATITIS; ULTRASTRUCTURE; VASCULARIZATION;

CAPILLARIES; CELL COUNT; CELL DEGRANULATION; CELL NUCLEUS; COLORING AGENTS; CONNECTIVE TISSUE; CYTOPLASMIC GRANULES; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; EOSINE YELLOWISH-(YS); EOSINOPHILS; EPITHELIUM; FLUORESCENT DYES; HEMATOXYLIN; HUMANS; LICHEN PLANUS, ORAL; LICHENOID ERUPTIONS; MAST CELLS; MOUTH MUCOSA; STOMATITIS; TOLONIUM CHLORIDE;

EID: 84875697257     PISSN: 09709290     EISSN: 19983603     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0970-9290.107422     Document Type: Article

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