Neuropeptides: Role in inflammatory skin diseases

Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 207-211

  Luger, T A ^a   Lotti, T ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MÜNSTER   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Inflammatory skin disease; Neuropeptide

Indexed keywords

ALPHA INTERMEDIN; CALCITONIN GENE RELATED PEPTIDE; CELL ADHESION MOLECULE; CELL SURFACE RECEPTOR; CYTOKINE; GROWTH FACTOR; NEUROPEPTIDE; PROOPIOMELANOCORTIN; SOMATOSTATIN; SUBSTANCE P; VASOACTIVE INTESTINAL POLYPEPTIDE;

CELL PROLIFERATION; CONTACT ALLERGY; DELAYED HYPERSENSITIVITY; HUMAN; IMMUNOMODULATION; IRRITANT DERMATITIS; MEDIATOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SKIN INFLAMMATION; WOUND HEALING;

HUMANS; INFLAMMATION; NEUROPEPTIDES; SKIN DISEASES;

EID: 0031863740     PISSN: 09269959     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0926-9959(98)00009-9     Document Type: Review

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