Expression of neuropeptide galanin and galanin receptors in human skin [1]

Journal of Investigative Dermatology

Volumn 122, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 1050-1053

  Kofler, Barbara ^a   Berger, Alexandra ^a   Santic, Radmila ^a   Moritz, Kerstin ^a   Almer, Dietmar ^a   Tuechler, Camilla ^a   Lang, Roland ^a   Emberger, Michael ^a   Klausegger, Alfred ^a   Sperl, Wolfgang ^a   Bauer, Johann W ^a  

^a St Johanns Spital   (Austria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA INTERMEDIN; GALANIN; GALANIN RECEPTOR; MELANOCORTIN RECEPTOR; NEUROPEPTIDE;

AUTORADIOGRAPHY; BINDING SITE; DERMIS; ELUTION; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; EPIDERMIS; HUMAN; IMMUNOMODULATION; KERATINOCYTE; LETTER; MITOGENESIS; MYOEPITHELIUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; PROTEIN SECRETION; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; SEBACEOUS GLAND; SKIN BIOPSY; SMOOTH MUSCLE FIBER; SWEAT GLAND;

EID: 2342504654     PISSN: 0022202X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0022-202X.2004.22418.x     Document Type: Letter

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