Epiregulin, a member of the EGF family, is over-expressed in psoriatic epidermis

Journal of Dermatological Science

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 69-72

  Shirakata, Yuji ^a   Kishimoto, Jiro ^b   Tokumaru, Sho ^a   Yamasaki, Kenshi ^a   Hanakawa, Yasushi ^a   Tohyama, Mikiko ^a   Sayama, Koji ^a   Hashimoto, Koji ^a  

^a EHIME UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b SHISEIDO RESEARCH CENTER   (Japan)

Author keywords

Amphiregulin; EGF family; Epiregulin; In situ hybridization; Northern blot; Psoriasis; TGF

Indexed keywords

AMPHIREGULIN; CYTOKINE; EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR; EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR RECEPTOR; EPIREGULIN; MESSENGER RNA; MITOGEN ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

ANGIOGENESIS; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL GROWTH; CELL INFILTRATION; CELL PROLIFERATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENSITOMETRY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; KERATINOCYTE; LETTER; NORTHERN BLOTTING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FAMILY; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; PSORIASIS; UPREGULATION;

ANIMALS; EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR; EPIDERMIS; HUMANS; PSORIASIS;

EID: 33845716354     PISSN: 09231811     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jdermsci.2006.08.010     Document Type: Letter

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