Human hair follicle and epidermal melanocytes exhibit striking differences in their aging profile which involves catalase

Journal of Investigative Dermatology

Volumn 131, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 979-982

  Kauser, Sobia ^a   Westgate, Gillian E ^a,b   Green, Martin R ^c   Tobin, Desmond J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRADFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b Westgate Consultancy   (United Kingdom)

^c UNILEVER RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATALASE; DOPACHROME TAUTOMERASE; MELANIN; MONOPHENOL MONOOXYGENASE; TYROSINASE RELATED PROTEIN 1;

AGE; CELL AGING; CELL CULTURE; CELL PROLIFERATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; HAIR FOLLICLE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; KERATINOCYTE; LETTER; MELANOCYTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 79952741509     PISSN: 0022202X     EISSN: 15231747     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/jid.2010.397     Document Type: Letter

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