Evaluation of expression of lipases and phospholipases of Malassezia restricta in patients with seborrheic dermatitis

Annals of Dermatology

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 310-314

  Lee, Yang Won ^a   Lee, Shin Yung ^b   Lee, Younghoon ^c   Jung, Won Hee ^b  

^a Konkuk University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Chung Ang University   (South Korea)

^c Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Lipase; Malassezia; Nested reverse transcriptase PCR; Phospholipases; Seborrheic dermatitis

Indexed keywords

EID: 84882600371     PISSN: 10139087     EISSN: 20053894     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5021/ad.2013.25.3.310     Document Type: Article

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