Altered expression of the α2 laminin chain in psoriatic skin: The effect of treatment with cyclosporin

British Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 139, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 375-379

  Toti, P ^a   Pellegrino, M ^a   Villanova, M ^a   Flori, M L ^a   Miracco, C ^a   Bartolommei, S ^a   Andreassi, L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYCLOSPORIN; CYCLOSPORIN A; LAMININ; COLLAGEN; DERMATOLOGICAL AGENT; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENT; LAMININ ALPHA2;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CELL PROLIFERATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPIDERMIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PSORIASIS; SKIN BIOPSY; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; METABOLISM; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SKIN;

ADULT; COLLAGEN; CYCLOSPORINE; DERMATOLOGIC AGENTS; EPIDERMIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOENZYME TECHNIQUES; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENTS; LAMININ; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PSORIASIS; SKIN;

EID: 0031593638     PISSN: 00070963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2133.1998.02398.x     Document Type: Article

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