The effect of proteolytic enzymes on hair follicles of transgenic mice expressing the lac Z-protein in cells of the bulge region

Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 28-35

  Protopapa, E E ^a   Gaissert, H ^b   Xenakis, A ^c   Avramiotis, S ^c   Stavrianeas, N ^d   Sekeris, C E ^c,d   Schenkel, J ^e   Alonso, A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WEST ATTICA   (Greece)

^b GERMAN CANCER RESEARCH CENTER DKFZ   (Germany)

^c INSTITUTE OF BIOLOGY   (Greece)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

^e UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Chymotrypsin; Hair follicle; Papain; Stem cells; Transgenic mice; Trypsin

Indexed keywords

BETA GALACTOSIDASE; CHYMOTRYPSIN; DNA; FATTY ACID BINDING PROTEIN; LIPOSOME; PAPAIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; DEGENERATION; FEMALE; GENE; HAIR FOLLICLE; IONTOPHORESIS; MOUSE; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRANSGENIC MOUSE;

ANIMALS; BETA-GALACTOSIDASE; CHYMOTRYPSIN; DRUG CARRIERS; FEMALE; HAIR FOLLICLE; IONTOPHORESIS; LIPOSOMES; MICE; MICE, TRANSGENIC; PAPAIN; REFERENCE VALUES;

EID: 0032862289     PISSN: 09269959     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0926-9959(99)00068-9     Document Type: Article

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