Fibrillin-rich microfibrils are reduced in photoaged skin. Distribution at the dermal-epidermal junction

Journal of Investigative Dermatology

Volumn 112, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 782-787

  Watson, Rachel E B ^a   Griffiths, Christopher E M ^a   Craven, Nicholas M ^a   Shuttleworth, C Adrian ^a   Kielty, Cay M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Elastic fibers; Fibrillin microfibrils; Photoaged skin

Indexed keywords

FIBRILLIN; MESSENGER RNA;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; MALE; PREMATURE AGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DETERMINATION; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; SKIN BIOPSY; SKIN INJURY; SUN EXPOSURE;

EID: 0032895768     PISSN: 0022202X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1523-1747.1999.00562.x     Document Type: Article

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