Psoriasis: is it transplacentally induced?
Prenatal X-irradiation is shown as an example of a hazard which interferes even at low doses with skin differentiation. This treatment results in a marked endogenous leucotactic activity of the epidermis in the young adult offspring, closely resembling human psoriasis.
D000818:Animals; D001095:Arachidonic Acids / Q000378:metabolism; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007962:Leukocytes / Q000473:pathology; D008431:Maternal-Fetal Exchange; D051379:Mice; D011247:Pregnancy; D011453:Prostaglandins / Q000378:metabolism; D011565:Psoriasis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology; D011833:Radiation Injuries, Experimental / Q000473:pathology
D001095:Arachidonic Acids; D011453:Prostaglandins