Ephrin-A2 and Ephrin-A5 are important for the functional development of cutaneous innervation in a mouse model

Journal of Investigative Dermatology

Volumn 135, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 632-635

  Wijeratne, Dulharie T ^a   Rodger, Jennifer ^a   Wallace, Hilary J ^a   Maghami, Siaavash ^a   Sykes, Matthew ^a   Wood, Fiona M ^a,b   Fear, Mark W ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b Fiona Wood Foundation   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EPHRIN A2; EPHRIN A5;

ADULT; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPIDERMIS; GLABROUS SKIN; HAIR FOLLICLE; LETTER; MECHANORECEPTOR; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FUNCTION; SENSORY NERVE; SKIN NERVE; WILD TYPE; ANIMAL; ANIMAL MODEL; C57BL MOUSE; INNERVATION; PHYSIOLOGY; SKIN;

ANIMALS; EPHRIN-A2; EPHRIN-A5; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; MODELS, ANIMAL; SKIN;

EID: 84925355379     PISSN: 0022202X     EISSN: 15231747     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/jid.2014.407     Document Type: Letter

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