Fibrillin and elastin expression in skin regenerating from cultured keratinocyte autografts: Morphogenesis of microfibrils begins at the dermo-epidermal junction and precedes elastic fiber formation

Journal of Investigative Dermatology

Volumn 106, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 1090-1095

  Raghunath, Michael ^c   Bächi, Thomas ^b   Meuli, Martin ^a   Altermatt, Stefan ^a   Gobet, Rita ^a   Bruckner Tuderman, Leena ^c   Steinmann, Beat ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MÜNSTER   (Germany)

^d NONE

Author keywords

Burns; Elastin; Fibrillin; Keratinocyte; Microfibrils; Wound healing

Indexed keywords

ELASTIN; FIBRILLIN;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHILD; DERMOEPIDERMAL JUNCTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; KERATINOCYTE; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN GRAFT; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 0029991980     PISSN: 0022202X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1523-1747.ep12339373     Document Type: Article

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