The effect of long-term treatment with tacalcitol on the psoriatic epidermis. A flow cytometric analysis

British Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 139, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 468-471

  Mommers, J M ^a   Castelijns, F A C M ^a   Seegers, B A M P A ^a   Van Rossum, M M ^a   Van Hooijdonk, C A E M ^a   Van Erp, P E J ^a   Van De Kerkhof, P C M ^a  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TACALCITOL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL PROLIFERATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE TIME EFFECT RELATION; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSORIASIS; SKIN BIOPSY; TOPICAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL DIVISION; DIHYDROXYCHOLECALCIFEROLS; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; EPIDERMIS; FEMALE; FLOW CYTOMETRY; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; KERATINS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSORIASIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0031711014     PISSN: 00070963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2133.1998.02411.x     Document Type: Article

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