Epidermal differentiation and squamous metaplasia: From stem cell to cell death

Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 24, Issue 11, 1997, Pages 711-725

  Jetten, Anton M ^a   Harvat, Beth L ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Cornified envelope; Differentiation; Growth arrest; Ichthyosis; Retinoids; Small proline rich proteins; Transglutaminase

Indexed keywords

CELL MARKER; CORNIFIN; GAMMA INTERFERON; INVOLUCRIN; LORICRIN; PHORBOL ESTER; PROLINE; PROTEIN; PROTEIN GLUTAMINE GAMMA GLUTAMYLTRANSFERASE; RETINOID;

CELL CONTACT; CELL DEATH; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE INDUCTION; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; GROWTH REGULATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; ICHTHYOSIS; MUSCLE DEVELOPMENT; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; REVIEW; SQUAMOUS CELL METAPLASIA; TISSUE SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0031472484     PISSN: 03852407     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1346-8138.1997.tb02523.x     Document Type: Review

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