Clinical features of photodamaged human skin are associated with a reduction in collagen VII

British Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 137, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 344-350

  Craven, N M ^a   Watson, R E B ^a   Jones, C J P ^a   Shuttleworth, C A ^a   Kielty, C M ^a   Griffiths, C E M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b HOPE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COLLAGEN TYPE 7; MESSENGER RNA;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; MALE; PHOTODERMATOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN BIOPSY; SUN EXPOSURE; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

EID: 0030863289     PISSN: 00070963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2133.1997.tb03736.x     Document Type: Article

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