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Neuron‐Specific Enolase (NSE): A Specific Marker for Merkel Cells in Human Epidermis
Author(s) -
Masuda Tetsuo,
Ikeda Shigeo,
Tajima Kimiko,
Kawamura Taro
Publication year - 1986
Publication title -
the journal of dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.9
H-Index - 65
eISSN - 1346-8138
pISSN - 0385-2407
DOI - 10.1111/j.1346-8138.1986.tb02903.x
Subject(s) - enolase , merkel cell , epidermis (zoology) , stain , biology , immunohistochemistry , pathology , neuron , staining , microbiology and biotechnology , anatomy , medicine , immunology , genetics , merkel cell carcinoma , carcinoma , neuroscience
Clear cells aggregated on the tip of crista profunda intermedia (CPI) are deduced to be Merkel cells (MK) by summarizing the results reported by previous authors. Among epidermal clear cells, only MKs stain positively with the Abidin‐Biotin‐Peroxydase Complex (ABC) method for neuron‐specific enolase (NSE).