Expression of μ-opiate receptor in human epidermis and keratinocytes

Journal of Investigative Dermatology

Volumn 111, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 297-301

  Bigliardi, Paul L ^a   Bigliardi Qi, Mei ^a   Buechner, Stanislaus ^a   Rufli, Theo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BASEL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Human keratinocytes; If opiate receptor

Indexed keywords

BETA ENDORPHIN; COMPLEMENTARY DNA; MESSENGER RNA; MU OPIATE RECEPTOR; NALOXONE;

ARTICLE; ATOPIC DERMATITIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPIDERMIS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; KERATINOCYTE; MENTAL STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSORIASIS; RECEPTOR DENSITY; RECEPTOR UPREGULATION; SKIN DISEASE; SKIN INFLAMMATION;

EID: 0031904565     PISSN: 0022202X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1523-1747.1998.00259.x     Document Type: Article

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