Expression of stratum corneum chymotryptic enzyme in human sebaceous follicles

Acta Dermato-Venereologica

Volumn 78, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 343-347

  Ekholm, Elisabeth ^a,b   Sondell, Björn ^a   Strandén, Per ^a   Brattsand, Maria ^a   Egelrud, Torbjörn ^a  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b UMEÅ UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Desquamation; Immunohistochemistry; In situ hybridization

Indexed keywords

KERATIN; PEROXIDASE; SERINE PROTEINASE; STRATUM CORNEUM CHYMOTRYPTIC ENZYME; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACNE VULGARIS; ARTICLE; DESQUAMATION; ENZYME ASSAY; HAIR FOLLICLE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SEBACEOUS GLAND; SKIN BIOPSY; STAINING; STRATUM CORNEUM;

EID: 0031876794     PISSN: 00015555     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/000155598443015     Document Type: Article

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