Structural changes of human epidermis induced by human leukocyte- derived proteases

Experimental Dermatology

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 46-52

  Ludolph Hauser, Dagmar ^a   Schubert, C ^b   Wiedow, O ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Cathepsin G; Elastase; Epidermis; Keratinocytes; Trypsin

Indexed keywords

CATHEPSIN G; LEUKOCYTE ELASTASE; PROTEINASE; TRYPSIN;

ARTICLE; CELL VIABILITY; DESMOSOME; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME INDUCTION; ENZYME RELEASE; ENZYME SUBSTRATE; EPIDERMIS CELL; EXTRACELLULAR SPACE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; PSORIASIS; TISSUE DEGENERATION;

EID: 0032905722     PISSN: 09066705     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0625.1999.tb00347.x     Document Type: Article

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