The distribution of the desmosomal protein, plakophilin 1, in human skin and skin tumors

Journal of Investigative Dermatology

Volumn 108, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 139-146

  Moll, Ingrid ^a   Kurzen, Hjalmar ^b   Langbein, Lutz ^b   Franke, Werner W ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

^b GERMAN CANCER RESEARCH CENTER DKFZ   (Germany)

Author keywords

Desmoplakin; Desmosome; Epithelial tumor; Keratinocyte; Plakoglobin; Plakophilin 1

Indexed keywords

PLAKOGLOBIN;

ARTICLE; BASAL CELL CARCINOMA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DESMOSOME; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOBLOTTING; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; KERATINOCYTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; PSORIASIS; SKIN TUMOR; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA;

EID: 0031019355     PISSN: 0022202X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1523-1747.ep12332388     Document Type: Article

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