Serial sections of atrophic acne scars help in the interpretation of microscopic findings and the selection of good therapeutic modalities

Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 643-646

  Lee, W J ^a   Jung, H J ^a   Lim, H J ^a   Jang, Y H ^a   Lee, S J ^a   Kim, D W ^a  

^a Kyungpook National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBODY; CALCIUM; COLLAGEN FIBER; COLLAGENASE 3; GELATINASE A; GELATINASE B; INTERSTITIAL COLLAGENASE; KERATIN; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA;

ACNE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DERMIS; EPIDERMIS; FOREIGN BODY REACTION; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INFLAMMATORY INFILTRATE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEBACEOUS GLAND; SKIN ATROPHY; SKIN SCAR; SKINFOLD THICKNESS;

ACNE VULGARIS; CICATRIX; HUMANS; MATRIX METALLOPROTEINASES; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA;

EID: 84876104481     PISSN: 09269959     EISSN: 14683083     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-3083.2011.04330.x     Document Type: Article

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