Mouse skin damage caused by a recombinant extracellular metalloprotease from Vibrio vulnificus and by V. vulnificus infection

Journal of the Formosan Medical Association

Volumn 96, Issue 9, 1997, Pages 677-684

  Chuang, Yin Ching ^a   Sheu, Hamm Ming ^a,b   Ko, Wen Chien ^a   Chang, Tsong Min ^a   Chang, Ming Chung ^a   Huang, Kun Yen ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Electron microscopy; Metalloprotease; Skin damage; Vibrio vulnificus

Indexed keywords

COLLAGEN; METALLOPROTEINASE; PROTEINASE; VIRULENCE FACTOR;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONNECTIVE TISSUE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DERMIS; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; INTRADERMAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; SKIN DEFECT; SKIN NECROSIS; VIBRIO VULNIFICUS; WOUND INFECTION;

ANIMALS; METALLOENDOPEPTIDASES; MICE; MICE, INBRED ICR; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS; SKIN; SKIN DISEASES, INFECTIOUS; VIBRIO;

EID: 0030885344     PISSN: 09296646     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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