Neuropeptides and endothelial injury in cutaneous vasculitis

Clinics in Dermatology

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 625-627

  Bianchi, Beatrice ^a   Katsambas, Andreas ^b   Lotti, Torello M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCITONIN GENE RELATED PEPTIDE; INTERMEDIN; NEUROPEPTIDE; SUBSTANCE P; VASCULAR CELL ADHESION MOLECULE 1; VASOACTIVE INTESTINAL POLYPEPTIDE;

ARTICLE; CELL INFILTRATION; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; ENDOTHELIUM INJURY; HUMAN; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; INFLAMMATION; MAST CELL; NEUROTRANSMISSION; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VASCULITIS; VASODILATATION;

EID: 0032756676     PISSN: 0738081X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0738-081X(99)00083-8     Document Type: Review

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