Article
Effect of tenascin-C deficiency on chemically induced dermatitis in the mouse.
The Journal of investigative dermatology - 1 Dec 1998
Koyama Y, Kusubata M, Yoshiki A, Hiraiwa N, Ohashi T, Irie S, Kusakabe M
Abstract excerpt
Tenascin-C is a large extracellular matrix glycoprotein characterized by its spatiotemporal expression during embryogenesis, carcinogenesis, and wound healing. Many in vitro studies on tenascin-C have revealed its multifunctional properties; however, disruption of the tenascin-C gene did not reve...
Topics
- Animals
- Dermatitis, Contact
- Dinitrofluorobenzene
- Ear
- Genotype
- Immunohistochemistry
- Mice
- Mice, Inbred BALB C
- Mice, Inbred C3H
- Mice, Inbred C57BL
- Mice, Knockout
- Skin
- Tenascin
- Tetradecanoylphorbol Acetate