Perforin expression is upregulated in the epidermis of psoriatic lesions

British Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 151, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 831-836

  Kaštelan, Marija ^a   Massari, L Prpić ^a   Gruber, F ^a   Zamolo, G ^a   Zauhar G ^b   Coklo M ^a   Rukavina, D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF RIJEKA   (Croatia)

^b University of Rijeka   (Croatia)

Author keywords

Cytotoxic T lymphocytes; Natural killer cells; Perforin; Psoriasis

Indexed keywords

CD16 ANTIGEN; CD4 ANTIGEN; CD8 ANTIGEN; FAS LIGAND; GRANZYME A; PERFORIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CELL MEDIATED CYTOTOXICITY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOTOXIC T LYMPHOCYTE; EPIDERMIS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; NATURAL KILLER CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSORIASIS; SKIN BIOPSY;

ADULT; AGED; CHRONIC DISEASE; EPIDERMIS; HUMANS; IMMUNOENZYME TECHNIQUES; KILLER CELLS, NATURAL; MEMBRANE GLYCOPROTEINS; MIDDLE AGED; PORE FORMING CYTOTOXIC PROTEINS; PSORIASIS; SKIN; T-LYMPHOCYTE SUBSETS; UP-REGULATION;

EID: 8344252733     PISSN: 00070963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2133.2004.06168.x     Document Type: Article

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