Raman spectroscopy analysis of protein structure of hair in patients with trichothiodystrophy [8]

British Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 148, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 600-601

  Osada, M ^a   Gniadecka, Monika ^a   Brandrup, F ^b   Hansen, L Kjærsgård ^b   Wulf, H C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b ODENSE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYSTEINE; KERATIN; PEPTIDE;

AMINO ACID ANALYSIS; ANALYTIC METHOD; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DISULFIDE BOND; DYSPLASIA; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; FEMALE; GROWTH RETARDATION; HAIR; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; ICHTHYOSIS; LETTER; LIGHT SCATTERING; MALE; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; NAIL DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN STABILITY; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; RAMAN SPECTROMETRY; TRICHOTHIODYSTROPHY; YAG LASER;

CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CYSTEINE; DISULFIDES; FEMALE; HAIR; HUMANS; MALE; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS, RAMAN;

EID: 0037362510     PISSN: 00070963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2133.2003.05209_8.x     Document Type: Letter

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