Differential proteinase expression by pseudomonas aeruginosa derived from chronic leg ulcers

Acta Dermato-Venereologica

Volumn 81, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 406-409

  Schmidtchen, Artur ^a   Wolff, Helene ^a   Hansson, Carita ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Bacteria; Virulence factor; Wound healing.

Indexed keywords

ALKALINE PROTEINASE; ELASTASE; PROTEINASE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME INDUCTION; HUMAN; LEG ULCER; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; WOUND HEALING; ZYMOGRAPHY;

AGED; CASEINS; CHRONIC DISEASE; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMANS; LEG ULCER; METALLOENDOPEPTIDASES; PANCREATIC ELASTASE; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; VIRULENCE; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 0035701613     PISSN: 00015555     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/000155501317208336     Document Type: Article

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