The expression of endothelin-1 and its binding sites in mouse skin increased after ultraviolet B irradiation or local injection of tumor necrosis factor α

Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 78-84

  Ahn, Gun Young ^a   Butt, Khalid Iqbal ^a   Jindo, Toshimasa ^a   Yaguchi, Hitoshi ^a   Tsuboi, Ryoji ^a   Ogawa, Hideoki ^a  

^a JUNTENDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Endothelin; Localization; Mouse; Ultraviolet B

Indexed keywords

ENDOTHELIN 1; INTERLEUKIN 1ALPHA; IODINE 125; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BINDING SITE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPIDERMIS; GROWTH REGULATION; INFLAMMATION; INTRADERMAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; KERATINOCYTE; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; SEBACEOUS GLAND; SKIN BLOOD VESSEL; ULTRAVIOLET B RADIATION; ULTRAVIOLET IRRADIATION; VASOCONSTRICTION;

EID: 6844250999     PISSN: 03852407     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1346-8138.1998.tb02354.x     Document Type: Article

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