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J Invest Dermatol 113: 863; doi:10.1046/j.1523-1747.1999.113006863.x

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Identification of Differentially Expressed Genes During a Wool Follicle Growth Cycle Induced by Prolactin FREE

Nicholas W Rufaut, Allan J Pearson, Allan J Nixon, Thomas T Wheeler and Richard J Wilkins

J Invest Dermatol 113: 865-872; doi:10.1046/j.1523-1747.1999.00775.x

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Differences in Hair Follicle Dermal Papilla Volume are Due to Extracellular Matrix Volume and Cell Number: Implications for the Control of Hair Follicle Size and Androgen Responses FREE

Katherine Elliott, Timothy J Stephenson and Andrew G Messenger

J Invest Dermatol 113: 873-877; doi:10.1046/j.1523-1747.1999.00797.x

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Hair Cycle-Dependent Changes in Adrenergic Skin Innervation, and Hair Growth Modulation by Adrenergic Drugs FREE

Vladimir A Botchkarev, Eva M J Peters, Natalia V Botchkareva, Marcus Maurer and Ralf Paus

J Invest Dermatol 113: 878-887; doi:10.1046/j.1523-1747.1999.00791.x

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Free Hapten Molecules are Dispersed by Way of the Bloodstream During Contact Sensitization to Fluorescein Isothiocyanate FREE

Jolanthe Pior, Thomas Vogl, Clemens Sorg and Egon Macher

J Invest Dermatol 113: 888-893; doi:10.1046/j.1523-1747.1999.00770.x

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Two Ceramide Subfractions Detectable in Cer(AS) Position by HPTLC in Skin Surface Lipids of Non-Lesional Skin of Atopic Eczema FREE

Oliver Bleck, Dietrich Abeck, Johannes Ring, Udo Hoppe, Jens-Peter Vietzke, Rainer Wolber, Oliver Brandt and Volker Schreiner

J Invest Dermatol 113: 894-900; doi:10.1046/j.1523-1747.1999.00809.x

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Microsatellite Instability in Benign Skin Lesions in Hereditary Non-Polyposis Colorectal Cancer Syndrome FREE

Victoria J Swale, Anthony G Quinn, James M Wheeler, Nicholas E Beck, Isis Dove-Edwin, Huw J W Thomas, Walter F Bodmer and Veronique A Bataille

J Invest Dermatol 113: 901-905; doi:10.1046/j.1523-1747.1999.00788.x

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Spatiotemporal Changes of Fibronectin, Tenascin-C, Fibulin-1, and Fibulin-2 in the Skin During the Development of Chronic Contact Dermatitis FREE

Masashi Kusubata, Arisa Hirota, Tetsuya Ebihara, Kumiko Kuwaba, Youco Matsubara, Takako Sasaki, Moriaki Kusakabe, Teruyo Tsukada, Shinkichi Irie and Yoh-ichi Koyama

J Invest Dermatol 113: 906-912; doi:10.1046/j.1523-1747.1999.00802.x

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Fibrin and Collagen Differentially Regulate Human Dermal Microvascular Endothelial Cell Integrins: Stabilization of v/3 mRNA by Fibrin  FREE

Xiaodong Feng, Richard A F Clark, Dennis Galanakis and Marcia G Tonnesen

J Invest Dermatol 113: 913-919; doi:10.1046/j.1523-1747.1999.00786.x

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Nerve Growth Factor Protects Human Keratinocytes from Ultraviolet-B-Induced Apoptosis FREE

Alessandra Marconi, Cristina Vaschieri, Silvia Zanoli, Alberto Giannetti and Carlo Pincelli

J Invest Dermatol 113: 920-927; doi:10.1046/j.1523-1747.1999.00773.x

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Selective Incorporation and Specific Cytocidal Effect as the Cellular Basis for the Antimelanoma Action of Sulphur Containing Tyrosine Analogs FREE

Panakkezhum D Thomas, Hiroyuki Kishi, Huamei Cao, Mayumi Ota, Toshiharu Yamashita, Shradha Singh and Kowichi Jimbow

J Invest Dermatol 113: 928-934; doi:10.1046/j.1523-1747.1999.00781.x

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Increased Synthesis of Hyaluronate Enhances Motility of Human Melanoma Cells FREE

Takeshi Ichikawa, Naoki Itano, Takahiro Sawai, Koji Kimata, Yoko Koganehira, Toshiaki Saida and Shun'ichiro Taniguchi

J Invest Dermatol 113: 935-939; doi:10.1046/j.1523-1747.1999.00804.x

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Striate Palmoplantar Keratoderma Resulting from Desmoplakin Haploinsufficiency FREE

Neil V Whittock, Gabrielle H S Ashton, Patricia J C Dopping-Hepenstal, Matthew J Gratian, Fiona M Keane, Robin A J Eady and John A McGrath

J Invest Dermatol 113: 940-946; doi:10.1046/j.1523-1747.1999.00783.x

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Autoantibodies in a Subgroup of Patients with Linear IgA Disease React with the NC16A Domain of BP180  FREE

Detlef Zillikens, Karin Herzele, Matthias Georgi, Enno Schmidt, Iakov Chimanovitch, Hauke Schumann, Jose M Mascaro Jr, Luis A Diaz, Leena Bruckner-Tuderman, Eva-B Bröcker and George J Giudice

J Invest Dermatol 113: 947-953; doi:10.1046/j.1523-1747.1999.00808.x

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Novel Hairless Mutations in Two Kindreds with Autosomal Recessive Papular Atrichia FREE

Roland Kruse, Sven Cichon, Martina Anker, Axel M Hillmer, Patricio Barros-Núñez, Jose Maria Cantú, Evelia Leal, Georg Weinlich, Mathias Schmuth, Peter Fritsch, Thomas Ruzicka, Peter Propping and Markus M Nöthen

J Invest Dermatol 113: 954-959; doi:10.1046/j.1523-1747.1999.00790.x

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Water Disrupts Stratum Corneum Lipid Lamellae: Damage is Similar to Surfactants  FREE

Ronald R Warner, Ying L Boissy, North A Lilly, Marsha J Spears, Kirsten McKillop, Janet L Marshall and Keith J Stone

J Invest Dermatol 113: 960-966; doi:10.1046/j.1523-1747.1999.00774.x

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Overgrowth of Skin in Growth Hormone Transgenic Mice Depends on the Presence of Male Gonads FREE

Rüdiger Wanke, Stephanie Milz, Norman Rieger, Lidia Ogiolda, Ingrid Renner-Müller, Gottfried Brem, Walter Hermanns and Eckhard Wolf

J Invest Dermatol 113: 967-971; doi:10.1046/j.1523-1747.1999.00807.x

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Low Frequency of Genetic Change in p53 Immunopositive Clones in Human Epidermis FREE

Hideyuki Tabata, Tohru Nagano, Amanda J Ray, Niamh Flanagan, Mark A Birch-Machin and Jonathan L Rees

J Invest Dermatol 113: 972-976; doi:10.1038/sj.jid.5600549.x

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The In Vivo Fluorescence of Tryptophan Moieties in Human Skin Increases with UV Exposure and is a Marker for Epidermal Proliferation FREE

Lorenzo Brancaleon, Gloria Lin and Nikiforos Kollias

J Invest Dermatol 113: 977-982; doi:10.1046/j.1523-1747.1999.00799.x

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Local Ultraviolet B Irradiation Impairs Contact Hypersensitivity Induction by Triggering Release of Tumor Necrosis Factor- from Mast Cells. Involvement of Mast Cells and Langerhans Cells in Susceptibility to Ultraviolet B FREE

Pascale Alard, Hironori Niizeki, Laila Hanninen and J Wayne Streilein

J Invest Dermatol 113: 983-990; doi:10.1046/j.1523-1747.1999.00772.x

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Mouse Langerhans Cells Differentially Express an Activated T Cell-Attracting CC Chemokine FREE

Ralf Ross, Xiao-Lan Ross, Hormas Ghadially, Thomas Lahr, Jens Schwing, Jürgen Knop and Angelika B Reske-Kunz

J Invest Dermatol 113: 991-998; doi:10.1046/j.1523-1747.1999.00803.x

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Granulocyte–Macrophage Colony-Stimulating Factor Gene Transfer to Dendritic Cells or Epidermal Cells Augments Their Antigen-Presenting Function Including Induction of Anti-Tumor Immunity FREE

Hiroaki Ozawa, Wanhong Ding, Hideshi Torii, Junichi Hosoi, Kristina Seiffert, Kristina Campton, Neil R Hackett, Norbert Topf, Ronald G Crystal and Richard D Granstein

J Invest Dermatol 113: 999-1005; doi:10.1046/j.1523-1747.1999.00769.x

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Sebaceous Gland Secretion is a Major Physiologic Route of Vitamin E Delivery to Skin FREE

Jens J Thiele, Stefan U Weber and Lester Packer

J Invest Dermatol 113: 1006-1010; doi:10.1046/j.1523-1747.1999.00794.x

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Establishment and Characterization of an Immortalized Human Sebaceous Gland Cell Line (SZ95)  FREE

Christos C Zouboulis, Holger Seltmann, Heidemarie Neitzel and Constantin E Orfanos

J Invest Dermatol 113: 1011-1020; doi:10.1046/j.1523-1747.1999.00771.x

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Differential Effects of Cytokines and Immunosuppressive Drugs on CD40, B7–1, and B7–2 Expression on Purified Epidermal Langerhans Cells  FREE

Claudio Guedes Salgado, Koichiro Nakamura, Makoto Sugaya, Yayoi Tada, Akihiko Asahina, Satoru Fukuda, Yoh-ichi Koyama, Shinkichi Irie and Kunihiko Tamaki

J Invest Dermatol 113: 1021-1027; doi:10.1046/j.1523-1747.1999.00785.x

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Differential Regulation of Epidermal and Dermal Dendritic Cells by IL-12 and Flt3 Ligand FREE

Clemens Esche, Vladimir M Subbotin, Oriana Hunter, Jean-Marie Peron, Charles Maliszewski, Michael T Lotze and Michael R Shurin

J Invest Dermatol 113: 1028-1032; doi:10.1046/j.1523-1747.1999.00779.x

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Accumulation of Identical T Cells in Melanoma and Vitiligo-Like Leukoderma FREE

Jürgen C Becker, Per Guldberg, Jesper Zeuthen, Eva-Bettina Bröcker and Per thor Straten

J Invest Dermatol 113: 1033-1038; doi:10.1046/j.1523-1747.1999.00805.x

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High Levels of Expression of p27^KIP1 and Cyclin E in Invasive Primary Malignant Melanomas FREE

Elise S Bales, Cheryl Dietrich, Debdutta Bandyopadhyay, Denise J Schwahn, Weidong Xu, Vladimir Didenko, Paula Leiss, Nicole Conrad, Olivia Pereira-Smith, Ida Orengo and Estela E Medrano

J Invest Dermatol 113: 1039-1046; doi:10.1046/j.1523-1747.1999.00812.x

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Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor-C (VEGF-C) and its Receptors KDR and flt-4 are Expressed in AIDS-Associated Kaposi's Sarcoma FREE

Mihaela Skobe, Lawrence F Brown, Kathi Tognazzi, Ramesh K Ganju, Bruce J Dezube, Kari Alitalo and Michael Detmar

J Invest Dermatol 113: 1047-1053; doi:10.1046/j.1523-1747.1999.00798.x

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Antibodies Against Hair Follicles are Associated with Alopecia Totalis in Autoimmune Polyendocrine Syndrome Type I FREE

Håkan Hedstrand, Jaakko Perheentupa, Olov Ekwall, Jan Gustafsson, Gerd Michaëlsson, Eystein Husebye, Fredrik Rorsman and Olle Kämpe

J Invest Dermatol 113: 1054-1058; doi:10.1046/j.1523-1747.1999.00778.x

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Modulation of IL-10, IL-12, and IFN- in the Epidermis of Hairless Mice by UVA (320–400 nm) and UVB (280–320 nm) Radiation FREE

Jie Shen, Shisan Bao and Vivienne E Reeve

J Invest Dermatol 113: 1059-1064; doi:10.1046/j.1523-1747.1999.00782.x

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Molecular Cytogenetic Analysis of Spitz Nevi Shows Clear Differences to Melanoma FREE

Boris C Bastian, Ulrich Wesselmann, Dan Pinkel and Philip E LeBoit

J Invest Dermatol 113: 1065-1069; doi:10.1046/j.1523-1747.1999.00787.x

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Green Tea Protects Against Psoralen Plus Ultraviolet A-Induced Photochemical Damage to Skin  FREE

Ji F Zhao, Yu J Zhang, Xin H Jin, Mohammad Athar, Regina M Santella, David R Bickers and Zhi Y Wang

J Invest Dermatol 113: 1070-1075; doi:10.1046/j.1523-1747.1999.00806.x

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Expression and Targeting of the Apoptosis Inhibitor, Survivin, in Human Melanoma FREE

Douglas Grossman, Jennifer M McNiff, Fengzhi Li and Dario C Altieri

J Invest Dermatol 113: 1076-1081; doi:10.1046/j.1523-1747.1999.00776.x

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1,25-Dihydroxycholecalciferol and Cyclosporine Suppress Induction and Promote Resolution of Psoriasis in Human Skin Grafts Transplanted on to SCID Mice FREE

Tomas Norman Dam, Sewon Kang, Brian J Nickoloff and J J Voorhees

J Invest Dermatol 113: 1082-1089; doi:10.1046/j.1523-1747.1999.00811.x

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The Function of Nitric Oxide in Wound Repair: Inhibition of Inducible Nitric Oxide-Synthase Severely Impairs Wound Reepithelialization FREE

Birgit Stallmeyer, Heiko Kämpfer, Nicole Kolb, Josef Pfeilschifter and Stefan Frank

J Invest Dermatol 113: 1090-1098; doi:10.1046/j.1523-1747.1999.00784.x

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Association of p63 with Proliferative Potential in Normal and Neoplastic Human Keratinocytes FREE

Ramine Parsa, Annie Yang, Frank McKeon and Howard Green

J Invest Dermatol 113: 1099-1105; doi:10.1046/j.1523-1747.1999.00780.x

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Compound Heterozygosity for Novel Splice Site Mutations in the BPAG2/COL17A1 Gene Underlies Generalized Atrophic Benign Epidermolysis Bullosa FREE

Leena Pulkkinen, M Peter Marinkovich, Hoang T Tran, Lin Lin, G Scott Herron and Jouni Uitto

J Invest Dermatol 113: 1114-1118; doi:10.1046/j.1523-1747.1999.00793.x

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Identification of a Novel Mutation R42P in the Gap Junction Protein -3 Associated with Autosomal Dominant Erythrokeratoderma Variabilis FREE

Amanda Wilgoss, Irene M Leigh, Michael R Barnes, Patricia Dopping-Hepenstal, Robin A J Eady, Joanne M Walter, Cameron T C Kennedy and David P Kelsell

J Invest Dermatol 113: 1119-1122; doi:10.1046/j.1523-1747.1999.00792.x

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Hepatocyte growth factor/scatter factor inhibits UVB induced apoptosis of human keratinocytes via the PI-3-kinase pathway FREE

M Mildner, L Eckhart, B Lengauer and E Tschachler

J Invest Dermatol 113: 1136-1137; doi:10.1046/j.1523-1747.1999.00815.x

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Author Index FREE

J Invest Dermatol 113: 1153-1156; doi:10.1046/j.1523-1747.1999.1130061153.x

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Subject and Title Index FREE

J Invest Dermatol 113: 1157-1167; doi:10.1046/j.1523-1747.1999.1130061157.x

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