Profiling of serine protease activities in human stratum corneum and detection of a stratum corneum tryptase-like enzyme

International Journal of Cosmetic Science

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 191-200

  Voegeli, R ^a   Rawlings, A V ^b   Doppler, S ^a   Heiland, J ^c   Schreier, T ^a  

^a Pentapharm Ltd   (Switzerland)

^b AVR Consulting Ltd   (United Kingdom)

^c Heiland Electronic GmbH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Kallikreins; Plasmin; Stratum corneum serine proteases; Tape stripping; Tryptase; Urokinase

Indexed keywords

KALLIKREIN; KALLIKREIN 5; KALLIKREIN 7; PLASMIN; SERINE PROTEINASE; TRYPTASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UROKINASE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHEEK; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ASSAY; ENZYME SUBSTRATE COMPLEX; FEMALE; FOREARM; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PH; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEX DIFFERENCE; SKIN EDEMA; SKIN WATER LOSS; STRATUM CORNEUM; SUMMER; WINTER;

EID: 34347394757     PISSN: 01425463     EISSN: 14682494     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-2494.2007.00386.x     Document Type: Article

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