Structure and biochemistry of mammalian hard keratin

Electron Microscopy Reviews

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 1991, Pages 47-83

  Marshall, R C ^a   Orwin, D F G ^b   Gillespie, J M ^a  

^a CSIRO TEXTILE AND FIBRE TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

^b Wool Research Organisation of New Zealand   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

KERATIN; LIPID; PROTEIN;

ANIMAL; CHEMISTRY; HAIR; HUMAN; REVIEW; SOLUBILITY; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ANIMAL; HAIR; HUMAN; KERATIN; LIPIDS; PROTEINS; SOLUBILITY;

EID: 0025993399     PISSN: 08920354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0892-0354(91)90016-6     Document Type: Review

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