Molecular aspects of skin ageing

Maturitas

Volumn 69, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 249-256

  Naylor, Elizabeth C ^a,b   Watson, Rachel E B ^a,b   Sherratt, Michael J ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ageing; Collagens; Elastic fibres; Extracellular matrix; Proteoglycans; Skin

Indexed keywords

COLLAGEN TYPE 1; COLLAGEN TYPE 2; COLLAGEN TYPE 3; COLLAGEN TYPE 4; COLLAGENASE 3; CYTOKINE; FIBRILLIN; FIBRONECTIN; FIBULIN; GELATINASE A; GELATINASE B; GLYCOSAMINOGLYCAN; KALININ; LAMININ 1; LATENT TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA BINDING PROTEIN; LOSARTAN; MACROPHAGE ELASTASE; PROTEOGLYCAN; RETINOID; SCLEROPROTEIN; STROMELYSIN; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA;

CUTANEOUS PARAMETERS; ELASTIC FIBER; ELASTICITY; HUMAN; IMMUNOCOMPETENT CELL; MARFAN SYNDROME; PHOTOAGING; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RADIATION EXPOSURE; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SKIN FUNCTION; ULTRAVIOLET B RADIATION;

AGING; COLLAGEN; ELASTIC TISSUE; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX PROTEINS; HUMANS; MICROFIBRILS; PROTEOGLYCANS; SKIN; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS;

EID: 79958006563     PISSN: 03785122     EISSN: 18734111     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.maturitas.2011.04.011     Document Type: Review

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