Pharmacological inhibition of stearoyl CoA desaturase in the skin induces atrophy of the sebaceous glands

Journal of Investigative Dermatology

Volumn 133, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 2091-2094

  Meingassner, Josef G ^a   Aschauer, Heinrich ^a   Winiski, Anthony P ^a   Dales, Natalie ^b   Yowe, David ^b   Winther, Michael D ^c   Zhang, Zaihui ^c   Stütz, Anton ^a   Billich, Andreas ^a,d  

^a Novartis Institutes for Biomedical Research   (Austria)

^b NOVARTIS INSTITUTES FOR BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH   (United States)

^c Xenon Pharmaceuticals Inc   (Canada)

^d NOVARTIS PHARMA AG   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACYL COENZYME A DESATURASE; LINOLEIC ACID; OXYGENASE INHIBITOR; TESTOSTERONE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; XEN 103;

ACNE; ENZYME INHIBITION; LETTER; LIVER MICROSOME; MORPHOMETRICS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEBACEOUS GLAND; SEBACEOUS GLAND ATROPHY; SEBACEOUS GLAND DISEASE; SKIN IRRITATION;

EID: 84880330399     PISSN: 0022202X     EISSN: 15231747     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/jid.2013.89     Document Type: Letter

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