Absence of senescence-associated β-galactosidase activity in human melanocytic nevi in vivo [3]

Journal of Investigative Dermatology

Volumn 127, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 2469-2471

  Cotter, Murray A ^a   Florell, Scott R ^a,b   Leachman, Sancy A ^a,b   Grossman, Douglas ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF UTAH HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETA GALACTOSIDASE;

CELL CYCLE; CELL DEATH; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GENE ACTIVATION; HUMAN; LETTER; MELANOCYTE; MELANOCYTIC NEVUS; ONCOGENE; PH MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SENESCENCE; SKIN BIOPSY; STAINING; ADULT; AGED; BIOPSY; CELL AGING; ENZYMOLOGY; FEMALE; MALE; METABOLISM; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PIGMENTED NEVUS; SKIN TUMOR;

ADULT; AGED; BETA-GALACTOSIDASE; BIOPSY; CELL AGING; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MELANOCYTES; MIDDLE AGED; NEVUS, PIGMENTED; SKIN NEOPLASMS;

EID: 34848838265     PISSN: 0022202X     EISSN: 15231747     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.jid.5700903     Document Type: Letter

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