Arginase is overactive in psoriatic skin

British Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 163, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 193-196

  Abeyakirthi, S ^a   Mowbray, M ^a   Bredenkamp, N ^b   Van Overloop, L ^c   Declercq, L ^c   Davis, P J ^d   Matsui, M S ^e   Weller, R B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^c Estee Lauder Coordination Center   (Belgium)

^d Insense Ltd   (United Kingdom)

^e Estee Lauder Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

arginase; nitric oxide; nitric oxide synthase; ornithine; psoriasis

Indexed keywords

ARGINASE; ARGININE; CITRULLINE; NITRIC OXIDE DONOR; ORNITHINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ERYTHEMA; FEMALE; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSORIASIS; SCORING SYSTEM; SKIN INDURATION;

ADULT; ARGINASE; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE DONORS; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; ORNITHINE; PSORIASIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77954022658     PISSN: 00070963     EISSN: 13652133     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2133.2010.09766.x     Document Type: Article

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