A novel human type II cytokeratin, K6hf, specifically expressed in the companion layer of the hair follicle

Journal of Investigative Dermatology

Volumn 111, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 955-962

  Winter, Hermelita ^a   Langbein, Lutz ^a   Praetzel, Silke ^a   Jacobs, Martina ^a   Rogers, Michael A ^a   Leigh, Irene M ^b   Tidman, Nick ^b   Schweizer, Jürgen ^a  

^a GERMAN CANCER RESEARCH CENTER DKFZ   (Germany)

^b QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Innermost ORS; Keratin

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENTARY DNA; CYTOKERATIN; KERATIN;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPIDERMIS; FOOT SOLE; HAIR FOLLICLE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY;

EID: 0032457223     PISSN: 0022202X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1523-1747.1998.00456.x     Document Type: Article

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