UVB upregulates the antimicrobial protein hCAP18 mRNA in human skin [1]

Journal of Investigative Dermatology

Volumn 125, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 1072-1074

  Mallbris, Lotus ^a   Edström, Desirée Wiegleb ^a   Sundblad, Lisa ^a   Granath, Fredrik ^a   Ståhle, Mona ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATIONIC ANTINMICROBIAL PROTEIN 18; MESSENGER RNA; POLYPEPTIDE ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VITAMIN D; ANTIMICROBIAL CATIONIC PEPTIDE; CATHELICIDIN ANTIMICROBIAL PEPTIDE;

CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LETTER; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SKIN; ULTRAVIOLET B RADIATION; UPREGULATION; GENETICS; METABOLISM; RADIATION EXPOSURE; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

ANTIMICROBIAL CATIONIC PEPTIDES; HUMANS; RNA, MESSENGER; SKIN; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS; UP-REGULATION;

EID: 33644791154     PISSN: 0022202X     EISSN: 15231747     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0022-202X.2005.23872.x     Document Type: Letter

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