Tacrolimus ointment does not affect collagen synthesis: Results of a single-center randomized trial

Journal of Investigative Dermatology

Volumn 111, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 396-398

  Reitamo, Sakari ^a   Rissanen, Jonna ^a   Remitz, Anita ^a   Granlund, Håkan ^a   Erkko, Pekka ^a   Elg, Peter ^a   Autio, Pekka ^a   Lauerma, Antti I ^a  

^a HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

Atrophy; PICP; PINP; Skin

Indexed keywords

BETAMETHASONE VALERATE; COLLAGEN; PROCOLLAGEN; TACROLIMUS;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATOPIC DERMATITIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COLLAGEN SYNTHESIS; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFECT; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; OINTMENT; PHASE 2 CLINICAL TRIAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SKIN ATROPHY; TOPICAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

EID: 0031657805     PISSN: 0022202X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1523-1747.1998.00323.x     Document Type: Article

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