Stratum corneum structure and function correlates with phenotype in psoriasis

Journal of Investigative Dermatology

Volumn 107, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 558-564

  Ghadially, Ruby ^a   Reed, Jeffrey T ^b   Elias, Peter M ^b  

^a SAN FRANCISCO VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Barrier function; Lamellar bodies; Ultrastructure

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSORIASIS; STRATUM CORNEUM;

EID: 0029820503     PISSN: 0022202X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1523-1747.ep12582813     Document Type: Article

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