Psoriasis-like skin lesions are dependent on IL-23 but develop in the absence of IL-22 in a model mouse

Journal of Dermatological Science

Volumn 73, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 261-264

  Takaishi, Mikiro ^a   Nakajima, Kimiko ^a   Ouyang, Wenjun ^b   Sano, Shigetoshi ^a  

^a KOCHI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b GENENTECH INC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMALS; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; INTERLEUKIN-10; INTERLEUKIN-23; INTERLEUKINS; MICE; PSORIASIS;

EID: 84895090931     PISSN: 09231811     EISSN: 1873569X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jdermsci.2013.11.008     Document Type: Letter

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