Cathepsin L2 levels inversely correlate with skin color [5]

Journal of Investigative Dermatology

Volumn 126, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 2345-2347

  Chen, Nannan ^a   Seiberg, Miri ^a   Lin, Connie B ^a  

^a JOHNSON AND JOHNSON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATHEPSIN L; CATHEPSIN L2; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; HUMAN; KERATINOCYTE; LETTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SKIN COLOR; STRATUM CORNEUM;

CATHEPSINS; CYSTEINE ENDOPEPTIDASES; HUMANS; KERATINOCYTES; RNA, MESSENGER; SKIN PIGMENTATION;

EID: 33748758426     PISSN: 0022202X     EISSN: 15231747     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.jid.5700409     Document Type: Letter

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