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Immunoperoxidase anti‐keratin staining of epidermal and pilar cysts
Author(s) -
COTTON D. W. K.,
KIRKHAM N.,
YOUNG B. J. J.
Publication year - 1984
Publication title -
british journal of dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.304
H-Index - 179
eISSN - 1365-2133
pISSN - 0007-0963
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2133.1984.tb04017.x
Subject(s) - keratin , immunoperoxidase , staining , epidermis (zoology) , hair follicle , pathology , biology , positive staining , keratin 7 , immunohistochemistry , antibody , medicine , anatomy , monoclonal antibody , microbiology and biotechnology , immunology , cytokeratin
SUMMARY Epidermal and pilar cysts have been stained with anti‐keratin antibodies raised from human hair and human callus. The staining properties of the two cysts are different and, in general, support the idea that they originate from epidermis and trichilemmal hair follicle layer respectively.