The Importance of Cationic Amino Acid Transporter Expression in Human Skin

Journal of Investigative Dermatology

Volumn 121, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 1552-1553

  Recker, Kristin ^a   Klapperstück, Thomas ^a   Kehlen, Astrid ^a   Wohlrab, Johannes ^a  

^a MARTIN LUTHER UNIVERSITY HALLE WITTENBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID TRANSPORTER; ARGININE; GAMMA INTERFERON; INTERLEUKIN 1BETA; LYSINE; ORNITHINE; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FIBROBLAST; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; KERATINOCYTE; LETTER; LIVER CELL; MUSCLE CELL; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SKIN; UREA CYCLE;

EID: 0347624703     PISSN: 0022202X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1523-1747.2003.12646.x     Document Type: Letter

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