Retinoic acid metabolism blocking agents (RAMBAs): A new paradigm in the treatment of hyperkeratotic disorders;Retinoic acid metabolism blocking agents (RAMBAs): Eine neue option zur behandlung von verhornungsstürungen

JDDG - Journal of the German Society of Dermatology

Volumn 6, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 355-364

  Verfaille, Christel J ^a,b   Borgers, Marcel ^a,b   Van Steensel, Maurice A M ^b,c  

^a Barrier Therapeutics NV   (Belgium)

^b MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Acne; Ichthyosis; Liarozole; Psoriasis; RAMBA; Retinoids; Talarozole

Indexed keywords

ADAPALENE; BEXAROTENE; ETRETIN; ISOTRETINOIN; KETOCONAZOLE; LIAROZOLE; N [4 [2 ETHYL 1 (1H 1,2,4 TRIAZOL 1 YL)BUTYL]PHENYL] 2 BENZOTHIAZOLAMINE; PYRROLE DERIVATIVE; RAMBAZOLE; RETINOIC ACID; RETINOID; RETINOL; TALAROZOLE; TAZAROTENE;

ACNE; CHEILITIS; CLINICAL TRIAL; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG DOSE INCREASE; DRUG HALF LIFE; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG MEGADOSE; DRUG METABOLISM; DRY SKIN; HUMAN; HYPERKERATOSIS; ICHTHYOSIS; INTRACRANIAL HYPERTENSION; MUCOSAL DRYNESS; NONHUMAN; OPTIMAL DRUG DOSE; PRURITUS; PSORIASIS; RETINOL INTOXICATION; REVIEW; SIDE EFFECT; SKIN ABRASION; SKIN DISEASE; SKIN MANIFESTATION; TERATOGENICITY; TRIACYLGLYCEROL BLOOD LEVEL; UNSPECIFIED SIDE EFFECT; XEROSIS; XEROSTOMIA;

CLINICAL TRIALS AS TOPIC; DERMATOLOGIC AGENTS; GERMANY; HUMANS; HYPERKERATOSIS, EPIDERMOLYTIC; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; TRETINOIN;

EID: 44049108220     PISSN: 16100379     EISSN: 16100387     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1610-0387.2007.06541.x     Document Type: Review

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