Protease-activated receptor-2 downregulation is associated to vitiligo lesions

Pigment Cell and Melanoma Research

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 335-338

  Moretti, Silvia ^a   Nassini, Romina ^a   Prignano, Francesca ^a   Pacini, Alessandra ^a   Materazzi, Serena ^a   Naldini, Antonella ^b   Simoni, Antonella ^a   Baroni, Gianna ^a   Pellerito, Silvia ^a   Filippi, Irene ^b   Lotti, Torello ^a   Geppetti, Pierangelo ^a   Massi, Daniela ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cell cultures; Immunohistochemistry; Keratinocytes; Protease activated receptor 2; Vitiligo

Indexed keywords

MESSENGER RNA; PROTEINASE ACTIVATED RECEPTOR 2;

CELL PROLIFERATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOWN REGULATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; KERATINOCYTE; LETTER; LEUKODERMA; MALE; MELANOSOME; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; VITILIGO;

DOWN-REGULATION; EPIDERMIS; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RECEPTOR, PAR-2; VITILIGO;

EID: 65549154265     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1755-148X.2009.00562.x     Document Type: Letter

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