A New Humanized Mouse Model for Alopecia Areata

Journal of Investigative Dermatology Symposium Proceedings

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2013, Pages S37-S38

  Gilhar, Amos ^a   Keren, Aviad ^a   Paus, Ralf ^b,c  

^a TECHNION ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Israel)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LÜBECK   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CD56 ANTIGEN; NATURAL KILLER CELL LECTIN LIKE RECEPTOR SUBFAMILY K;

ALOPECIA AREATA; ANIMAL; CHEMISTRY; DISEASE MODEL; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGY; MOUSE; NATURAL KILLER CELL; REVIEW; SKIN TRANSPLANTATION; XENOGRAFT;

ALOPECIA AREATA; ANIMALS; ANTIGENS, CD56; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; HUMANS; KILLER CELLS, NATURAL; MICE; NK CELL LECTIN-LIKE RECEPTOR SUBFAMILY K; SKIN TRANSPLANTATION; TRANSPLANTATION, HETEROLOGOUS;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84907227631     PISSN: 10870024     EISSN: 15291774     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/jidsymp.2013.11     Document Type: Review

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