Presence of Merkel cells in sun-exposed
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I. Moll; U. Bladt; E. G. Jung
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Article
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1990
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Springer-Verlag
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English
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Merkel cells (MCs), the neuroendocrine cells of the skin cannot be identified with certainty using conventional light microscopic staining methods. Using immunoperoxidase microscopy with antibodies specific for cytokeratin 18, which has been established as a marker protein of MCs, we have evaluated