Elevated levels of the endogenous retrovirus ERV3 in human sebaceous glands

Journal of Investigative Dermatology

Volumn 106, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 125-128

  Andersson, Ann Catrin ^a   Merza, Malik ^b   Venables, Patrick ^c   Pontén, Fredrik ^a   Sundström, Johan ^a   Cohen, Maurice ^d   Larsson, Erik ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b NATIONAL VETERINARY INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^d ABBOTT LABORATORIES   (United States)

Author keywords

In situ hybridization

Indexed keywords

MESSENGER RNA;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROVIRUS; SEBACEOUS GLAND; TERATOMA;

EID: 0030070127     PISSN: 0022202X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1523-1747.ep12329612     Document Type: Article

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