Altered catecholamine synthesis and degradation in the epidermis of patients with atopic eczema

Archives of Dermatological Research

Volumn 289, Issue 12, 1997, Pages 663-666

  Schallreuter, Karin U ^a   Pittelkow, Mark R ^b   Swanson, Norma N ^b   Beazley, Wayne D ^a   Körner, Christa ^c   Ehrke, Christine ^c   Büttner, Gerd ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRADFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HAMBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Atopic eczema; Catecholamines; MAO A; Phenylethanolamine N methyl transferase

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; AMINE OXIDASE (FLAVIN CONTAINING) ISOENZYME A; NORADRENALIN; PHENYLETHANOLAMINE N METHYLTRANSFERASE; TETRAHYDROBIOPTERIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADRENALIN BLOOD LEVEL; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATOPIC DERMATITIS; CATECHOLAMINE METABOLISM; CATECHOLAMINE SYNTHESIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; EPIDERMIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; NORADRENALIN BLOOD LEVEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CATECHOLAMINES; CELLS, CULTURED; CHILD; DERMATITIS, ATOPIC; EPIDERMIS; EPINEPHRINE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NOREPINEPHRINE; RECEPTORS, ADRENERGIC, BETA-2;

EID: 0031467235     PISSN: 03403696     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004030050258     Document Type: Article

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