Filaggrin - Revisited

International Journal of Cosmetic Science

Volumn 35, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 412-423

  Harding, C R ^a   Aho, S ^a   Bosko, C A ^a  

^a UNILEVER RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

dry skin; filaggrin; processing enzymes; profilaggrin; skin appearance

Indexed keywords

FILAGGRIN; KERATIN; PROFILAGGRIN;

BIOSENSOR; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL PROLIFERATION; GENETIC MANIPULATION; HUMAN; KERATINOCYTE; LOSS OF FUNCTION MUTATION; NONHUMAN; PH; PROTEIN DEPHOSPHORYLATION; PROTEIN PHOSPHORYLATION; PROTEIN PROCESSING; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; REVIEW; STRATUM CORNEUM;

DRY SKIN; FILAGGRIN; PROCESSING ENZYMES; PROFILAGGRIN; SKIN APPEARANCE;

ANIMALS; EPIDERMIS; HUMANS; INTERMEDIATE FILAMENT PROTEINS; SKIN; SKIN DISEASES;

EID: 84884282516     PISSN: 01425463     EISSN: 14682494     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/ics.12049     Document Type: Review

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