Endogenous opiate alkaloids and human skin [4]

Journal of Investigative Dermatology

Volumn 119, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 709-710

  Weinstein, David D ^a   Spector, Sydney ^a   Nanney, Lillian B ^a   King Jr , Lloyd E ^a  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALKALOID DERIVATIVE; ANTIBODY; BETA ENDORPHIN; DYNORPHIN DERIVATIVE; ENKEPHALIN DERIVATIVE; MESSENGER RNA; MORPHINE; MORPHINE ANTIBODY; MU OPIATE RECEPTOR; NALOXONE; NARCOTIC ANTAGONIST; OPIATE DERIVATIVE; PROTEIN ANTIBODY; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

BASEMENT MEMBRANE; BINDING AFFINITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPIDERMIS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; KERATINOCYTE; LETTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEPTOR DOWN REGULATION; SKIN CULTURE;

EID: 0036381818     PISSN: 0022202X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1523-1747.2002.01856.x     Document Type: Letter

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