Expression of vimentin in cultured human keratinocytes is associated with cell - extracellular matrix junctions

Archives of Dermatological Research

Volumn 288, Issue 10, 1996, Pages 621-624

  Biddle, Diana ^a   Spandau, Dan F ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Keratinocytes; Vimentin; Wound healing

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; CYTOKERATIN; VIMENTIN;

ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; CELL JUNCTION; CELL MEMBRANE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CULTURE MEDIUM; CYTOSKELETON; EPIDERMIS; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; INTERMEDIATE FILAMENT; KERATINOCYTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; TISSUE CULTURE; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 0029812962     PISSN: 03403696     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02505266     Document Type: Article

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