Publisher's Synopsis
International authorities discuss the uses of molecular biology and its techniques to analyze the pathophysiology of inflammatory diseases. Focusing on inflammatory diseases which are often skin-related, this volume provides an excellent overview of the subject. It offers researchers studying the pathogenesis and clinical course of various diseases a useful and reliable reference source. The papers presented are derived from the first International Symposium on the Biological Role of Proteinases and their Inhibitors in Skin, held in Tokyo on November 3-4, 1984.