Differential expression of human cornifin α and β in squamous differentiating epithelial tissues and several skin lesions

Journal of Investigative Dermatology

Volumn 108, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 200-204

  Fujimoto, Wataru ^a   Nakanishi, Gen ^a   Arata, Jirô ^a   Jetten, Anton M ^b  

^a OKAYAMA UNIVERSITY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Japan)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Cornified envelope; Cornifin; Involucrin; Keratinocyte; SPRR

Indexed keywords

CORNIFIN ALPHA; CORNIFIN BETA; MESSENGER RNA; PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPERPLASIA; KERATINOCYTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SKIN DEFECT; SKIN EPITHELIUM; SKIN INFLAMMATION; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA;

EID: 0031020886     PISSN: 0022202X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1523-1747.ep12334240     Document Type: Article

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