Comparative histology and immunohistochemistry of porcine versus human skin

European Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 456-466

  Debeer, Sabine ^a,b   Le Luduec, Jean Benoît ^a,b   Kaiserlian, Dominique ^a,b   Laurent, Philippe ^c   Nicolas, Jean François ^a,b,e   Dubois, Bertrand ^a,b   Kanitakis, Jean ^d  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LYON 1   (France)

^b INSERM   (France)

^c Becton Dickinson Pharmaceutical Systems   (France)

^d EDOUARD HERRIOT HOSPITAL   (France)

^e CENTRE HOSPITALIER LYON SUD   (France)

Author keywords

Cutaneous immunology; Histology; Human skin; Immunohistochemistry; Porcine skin

Indexed keywords

ANTIGEN;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL TYPE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DERMIS; DERMOEPIDERMAL JUNCTION; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOCOMPETENT CELL; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; KERATINOCYTE; LANGERHANS CELL; MELANOCYTE; MERKEL CELL; NONHUMAN; PILOSEBACEOUS FOLLICLE; SKIN; SKIN BIOPSY; SKIN BLOOD VESSEL; SKIN CELL; SKIN NERVE; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; SUBCUTANEOUS TISSUE; SWEAT GLAND; SWINE;

ANIMALS; ANTIGENS; DERMIS; EPIDERMIS; HAIR FOLLICLE; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; KERATINOCYTES; LANGERHANS CELLS; MELANOCYTES; MERKEL CELLS; SWEAT GLANDS; SWINE;

EID: 84884407874     PISSN: 11671122     EISSN: 19524013     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1684/ejd.2013.2060     Document Type: Article

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