A novel in-situ-zymography technique localizes gelatinolytic activity in human skin to mast cells

Experimental Dermatology

Volumn 7, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 321-326

  Krejci Papa, N C ^a   Paus, R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN NUREMBERG   (Germany)

^b HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Gelatinase; Hair follicle; In situ zymography; Metalloproteinases

Indexed keywords

1,10 PHENANTHROLINE; EDETIC ACID; GELATINASE; GELATINASE A; GELATINASE B; METALLOPROTEINASE;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME SUBSTRATE; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; HAIR FOLLICLE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAST CELL; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; SKIN CANCER; SKIN CARCINOGENESIS;

EID: 0031735712     PISSN: 09066705     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0625.1998.tb00331.x     Document Type: Article

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