From frog integument to human skin: Dermatological perspectives from frog skin biology

Biological Reviews

Volumn 89, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 618-655

  Haslam, Iain S ^a   Roubos, Eric W ^b   Mangoni, Maria Luisa ^c   Yoshizato, Katsutoshi ^d,e   Vaudry, Hubert ^f   Kloepper, Jennifer E ^g   Pattwell, David M ^h   Maderson, Paul F A ⁱ   Paus, Ralf ^a,g  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^d OSAKA CITY UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^e PhoenixBio   (Japan)

^f UNIVERSITÉ DE ROUEN   (France)

^g UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL SCHLESWIG HOLSTEIN   (Germany)

^h UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

ⁱ CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial peptides; Barrier; Dermatology; Frogs; Neuroendocrinology; Osmoregulation; Pigmentation; Secretion; Skin structure and function; Wound healing

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBIA; ANURA; MAMMALIA; VERTEBRATA;

ANIMAL; ANURA; FUNCTIONS OF THE SKIN AND ITS APPENDAGES; HUMAN; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMALS; ANURA; HUMANS; SKIN PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA;

EID: 84904131245     PISSN: 14647931     EISSN: 1469185X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/brv.12072     Document Type: Article

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