Increased macrophage Migration Inhibitory Factor (MIF) in the sera of patients with extensive alopecia areata [5]

Journal of Investigative Dermatology

Volumn 118, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 555-557

  Shimizu, Tadamichi ^a   Nishihira, Jun ^a   Mizue, Yuka ^a   Abe, Riichiro ^a   Watanabe, Hirokazu ^a   Shimizu, Hiroshi ^a  

^a HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYTOKINE; INTERLEUKIN 1; MACROPHAGE MIGRATION INHIBITION FACTOR; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

ALOPECIA AREATA; BIOPSY; HAIR GROWTH; HAIR LOSS; HUMAN; IMMUNE SYSTEM; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LETTER; MACROPHAGE; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCALP; SERUM;

EID: 0036123990     PISSN: 0022202X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.0022-202x.2001.01669.x     Document Type: Letter

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