Ultrastructural localization of hair keratins in human scalp hair shafts as revealed by rapid-freezing immunocytochemistry

Acta Histochemica et Cytochemica

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 237-242

  Takizawa, Takami ^a   Takizawa, Toshihiro ^a   Uchiwa, Hideyo ^b   Arai, Seiichi ^b  

^a JICHI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b KANEBO LTD   (Japan)

Author keywords

Electron microscopy; Freeze substitution fixation; Hair keratins; Human scalp hair shaft; Rapid freezing immunocytochemistry

Indexed keywords

EID: 0031852219     PISSN: 00445991     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1267/ahc.31.237     Document Type: Article

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