Stratum corneum chymotryptic enzyme in psoriasis

Archives of Dermatological Research

Volumn 291, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 195-200

  Ekholm, Elisabeth ^a   Egelrud, Torbjörn ^a  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Epidermis; Immunohistochemistry; Protease; Psoriasis; Stratum corneum chymotryptic enzyme

Indexed keywords

CYTOKINE; SERINE PROTEINASE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME PURIFICATION; EPIDERMIS; FEMALE; GEL CHROMATOGRAPHY; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOBLOTTING; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSORIASIS; SKIN BIOPSY; STRATUM CORNEUM; ZYMOGRAPHY;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIBODY SPECIFICITY; APROTININ; ENZYME INHIBITORS; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; KALLIKREINS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSORIASIS; SERINE ENDOPEPTIDASES; SUBSTRATE SPECIFICITY; ZINC SULFATE;

EID: 0032934075     PISSN: 03403696     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004030050393     Document Type: Article

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