Expression of sex-determining genes in human sebaceous glands and their possible role in the pathogenesis of acne

Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology

Volumn 20, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 846-852

  Chen, W ^a   Yang, C C ^b   Liao, C L ^a   Hung, C L ^a   Tsai, S J ^b   Chen, K F ^b   Sheu, H M ^b   Zouboulis, C C ^c  

^a CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c DESSAU MEDICAL CENTER   (Germany)

Author keywords

Acne; Androgen; Sebaceous glands; Sex determination

Indexed keywords

ANDROSTANOLONE; ESTRADIOL; MESSENGER RNA; NUCLEAR RECEPTOR DAX 1; STEROIDOGENIC FACTOR 1; TESTIS DETERMINING FACTOR; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR SOX9; WT1 PROTEIN;

ACNE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; CELL IMMORTALIZATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE LOCATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPOTHESIS; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; KERATINOCYTE; MALE; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGULATORY MECHANISM; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEBACEOUS GLAND; SEX DETERMINATION; SRY GENE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; STEROIDOGENESIS; SWEAT GLAND; WESTERN BLOTTING;

EID: 33746318656     PISSN: 09269959     EISSN: 14683083     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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