Epithelial-mesenchymal transition in the skin

Journal of Dermatological Science

Volumn 61, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 7-13

  Nakamura, Motonobu ^a   Tokura, Yoshiki ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OCCUPATIONAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH   (Japan)

^b HAMAMATSU UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Epithelial mesenchymal transition; Fibrosis; SNAI1; Snail; Systemic sclerosis; Wound healing

Indexed keywords

PROTEIN SNAI1; REPRESSOR PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALOPECIA; CANCER GROWTH; EPITHELIAL MESENCHYMAL TRANSITION; HUMAN; KERATINOCYTE; MELANOMA; MORPHOGENESIS; NONHUMAN; PAGET SKIN DISEASE; POSTMENOPAUSAL FRONTAL FIBROSING ALOPECIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SKIN CARCINOGENESIS; SKIN FIBROSIS; SKIN ULCER; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA; SYSTEMIC SCLEROSIS; WOUND HEALING;

CARCINOMA, SQUAMOUS CELL; EPITHELIAL-MESENCHYMAL TRANSITION; FIBROSIS; HUMANS; MELANOMA; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SKIN; SKIN NEOPLASMS; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 78650678823     PISSN: 09231811     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jdermsci.2010.11.015     Document Type: Review

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