Role of mast cells in skin tag development: An immunohistochemical study

Analytical and Quantitative Cytology and Histology

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 222-230

  Abdou, Asmaa Gaber ^a   Maraee, Alaa Hassan ^a   Antar, Azza Gaber ^a   Fareed, Shimaa ^a  

^a MENOUFIA UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Chymase; Eosinophils; Mast cell tryptase; Mast cells; Skin tags; Tryptase

Indexed keywords

TOLONIUM CHLORIDE; TRYPTASE;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CELL DENSITY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COLLAGEN DISEASE; CONNECTIVE TISSUE TUMOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; EOSINOPHIL; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MAST CELL; MIDDLE AGED; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SKIN DISEASE; SKIN FIBROSIS; SKIN TAG; CYTOLOGY; ENZYMOLOGY; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METABOLISM; PATHOLOGY; PROCEDURES; SKIN; ACANTHOSIS NIGRICANS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONNECTIVE TISSUE DISEASES AFFECTING THE SKIN; DIABETES MELLITUS; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN TISSUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN BIOPSY;

ADULT; CYTOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; EOSINOPHILS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MAST CELLS; MIDDLE AGED; SKIN; TOLONIUM CHLORIDE; TRYPTASES;

EID: 84920474478     PISSN: 08846812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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