Merkel Cells in Mouse Skin: Intermediate Filament Pattern, Localization, and Hair Cycle-Dependent Density

Journal of Investigative Dermatology

Volumn 106, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 281-286

  Moll, Ingrid ^a   Paus, Ralf ^b   Moll, Roland ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

^b CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

^c MARTIN LUTHER UNIVERSITY HALLE WITTENBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL CYCLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HAIR FOLLICLE; MERKEL CELL; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; CELL CYCLE; HAIR; HAIR FOLLICLE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INTERMEDIATE FILAMENTS; KERATINS; MERKEL CELLS; MICE; MICE, INBRED STRAINS; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; SKIN;

EID: 0029981351     PISSN: 0022202X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1523-1747.ep12340714     Document Type: Article

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