Prolactin: Does it have a role in the pathogenesis of psoriasis?

Dermatology

Volumn 197, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 119-122

  Giasuddin, A S M ^a   El Sherif, A I ^a   El Ojali, S I ^a  

^a AL ARAB MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Libyan Arab Jamahiriya)

Author keywords

Prolactin; Psoriasis

Indexed keywords

PROLACTIN; THYROTROPIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATOPIC DERMATITIS; CELL PROLIFERATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; KERATINOCYTE; MALE; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROLACTIN BLOOD LEVEL; PSORIASIS; PSORIASIS VULGARIS; SCHOOL CHILD; THYROTROPIN BLOOD LEVEL;

EID: 0031853404     PISSN: 10188665     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000017981     Document Type: Article

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