Confocal laser-scanning microscopy of capillaries in normal and psoriatic skin

Journal of Biomedical Optics

Volumn 17, Issue 10, 2012, Pages

  Archid, Rami ^a,b   Patzelt, Alexa ^a   Lange Asschenfeldt, Bernhard ^a   Ahmad, Sufian S ^a   Ulrich, Martina ^a   Stockfleth, Eggert ^a   Philipp, Sandra ^a   Sterry, Wolfram ^a   Lademann, Juergen ^a  

^a CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Capillaries; Capillary loop; Confocal laser scanning microscopy; Psoriasis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD FLOW; CAPILLARY; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PSORIASIS; SKIN; VASCULARIZATION;

ADULT; CAPILLARIES; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MICROSCOPY, CONFOCAL; MIDDLE AGED; PSORIASIS; REGIONAL BLOOD FLOW; SKIN;

EID: 84876578923     PISSN: 10833668     EISSN: 15602281     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1117/1.JBO.17.10.101511     Document Type: Article

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