Type I keratin 16 forms relatively unstable tetrameric assembly subunits with various type II keratin partners: Biochemical basis and functional implications

Biological Bulletin

Volumn 194, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 364-366

  Coulombe, Pierre A ^a   Wawersik, Matthew ^a   Paladini, Rudolph D ^a   Noensie, Erick ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

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EID: 0032103749     PISSN: 00063185     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1543114     Document Type: Conference Paper

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