The role of activins and follistatins in skin and hair follicle development and function

Cytokine and Growth Factor Reviews

Volumn 19, Issue 5-6, 2008, Pages 415-426

  McDowall, M ^a   Edwards, N M ^a   Jahoda, C A B ^b   Hynd, P I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^b DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Activin; Follistatin; Hair follicle; Skin; Wound healing

Indexed keywords

ACTIVIN; ACTIVIN RECEPTOR; FOLLISTATIN;

APOPTOSIS; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL PROLIFERATION; HAIR FOLLICLE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; SHORT SURVEY; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SKIN FUNCTION; WOUND HEALING;

ACTIVIN RECEPTORS; ACTIVINS; ANIMALS; FOLLISTATIN; HAIR FOLLICLE; MICE; MICE, TRANSGENIC; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SKIN; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA; WOUND HEALING;

MUS MUSCULUS;

EID: 56949095483     PISSN: 13596101     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cytogfr.2008.08.005     Document Type: Short Survey

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