The epidermal stem cell compartment: Variation in expression levels of E-cadherin and catenins within the basal layer of human epidermis

Journal of Histochemistry and Cytochemistry

Volumn 45, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 867-874

  Molès, Jean Pierre ^a,b   Watt, Fiona M ^a  

^a IMPERIAL CANCER RESEARCH FUND   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIV MONTPELLIER   (France)

Author keywords

cadherin; catenin; desmocollin; desmoglein; integrin; keratinocyte

Indexed keywords

CATENIN; DESMOCOLLIN; DESMOGLEIN; INTEGRIN; UVOMORULIN;

ARTICLE; BASEMENT MEMBRANE; CELL ADHESION; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL PROLIFERATION; EPIDERMIS; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; KERATINOCYTE; PREPUCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STEM CELL;

EID: 0031011444     PISSN: 00221554     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/002215549704500611     Document Type: Article

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