Characterization of cationic amino acid transporters (hCATs) 1 and 2 in human skin

Histochemistry and Cell Biology

Volumn 129, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 321-329

  Jaeger, Kristin ^a   Paulsen, Friedrich ^a   Wohlrab, Johannes ^a  

^a MARTIN LUTHER UNIVERSITY HALLE WITTENBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cationic amino acid transporter; Human; Native human epidermal keratinocytes; Psoriasis

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID TRANSPORTER; ARGININE; MESSENGER RNA; ORNITHINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOWN REGULATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; KERATINOCYTE; MALE; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; PSORIASIS; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SKIN CULTURE; UPREGULATION; WESTERN BLOTTING;

EID: 39749097945     PISSN: 09486143     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00418-007-0367-6     Document Type: Article

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