Presence of immunoreactive β-endorphin in human skin

Experimental Dermatology

Volumn 10, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 305-311

  Wintzen, M ^a   De Winter, S ^a   Out Luiting, J J ^a   Van Duinen, S G ^a   Vermeer, B J ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

endorphin immunoreactivity; Hair follicles; Human skin; Immunohistochemistry; Ultraviolet radiation

Indexed keywords

BETA ENDORPHIN; BETA LIPOTROPIN; PEPTIDE; PROOPIOMELANOCORTIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLICULAR PHASE; HAIR FOLLICLE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; KERATINOCYTE; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PROTEIN INDUCTION; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; SKIN; SWEAT GLAND; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

ADULT; BETA-ENDORPHIN; EPIDERMIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; SKIN; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS;

EID: 0034809287     PISSN: 09066705     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-0625.2001.100502.x     Document Type: Article

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