Interkeratinocyte adherens junctions: Immunocytochemical visualization of cell-cell junctional structures, distinct from desmosomes, in human epidermis

Journal of Investigative Dermatology

Volumn 106, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 498-504

  Haftek, Marek ^a   Hansen, Maren U ^b   Kaiser, Hans W ^b   Kreysel, Hans W ^b   Schmitt, Daniel ^a  

^a EDOUARD HERRIOT HOSPITAL   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cell cell contact; Immunogold labeling; Zonul xhsdsnz

Indexed keywords

ACTIN; BETA CATENIN; DESMOGLEIN; KERATIN; PLAKOGLOBIN; UVOMORULIN; VINCULIN;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL ADHESION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DESMOSOME; EPIDERMIS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; KERATINOCYTE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0029869540     PISSN: 0022202X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1523-1747.ep12343791     Document Type: Article

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