Nerve growth factor and its receptor system in psoriasis [1]

British Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 143, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 198-200

  Raychaudhuri, S P ^a   Jiang, W Y ^a   Smoller, B R ^a   Eugene, M Farber ^a,b  

^a Psoriasis Research Institute   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS FOR MEDICAL SCIENCES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MESSENGER RNA; NERVE GROWTH FACTOR; NERVE GROWTH FACTOR RECEPTOR; NEUROPEPTIDE;

CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; KERATINOCYTE; LETTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSORIASIS;

EID: 0033914642     PISSN: 00070963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2133.2000.03617.x     Document Type: Letter

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