title: Periodic acid-Schiff (PAS) staining for glycogen in clinically normal psoriatic and non-psoriatic skin.
abstract: PAS staining was used to assess the glycogen content of clinically normal forearm epidermis in 32 patients with active psoriasis, 30 patients with inactive psoriasis and 40 non-psoriatic subjects. Glycogen accumulation was greater in patients with active than in those with inactive psoriasis. The inactive psoriatics showed significantly less glycogen accumulation than the controls.
mesh_terms: D005542:Forearm; D006003:Glycogen / Q000032:analysis*; D006801:Humans; D010503:Periodic Acid-Schiff Reaction; D011565:Psoriasis / Q000378:metabolism*; D012867:Skin / Q000032:analysis*
chemical_list: D006003:Glycogen