The Epidermal Merkel Cell Is an Epithelial Cell
- 1 January 1984
- journal article
- research article
- Published by S. Karger AG in Dermatology
- Vol. 169 (3) , 117-120
- https://doi.org/10.1159/000249584
Abstract
TROMA 1 a monoclonal antibody against cytokeratin, was found to react with epidermal Merkel cells. This demonstrates the epithelial origin of MC.Keywords
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