Maturation of epidermal Langerhans cells: Increased expression of β- and γ-actin isoforms as a basis of specialized cell functions

Experimental Dermatology

Volumn 8, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 487-494

  Ross, R ^a   Ross, X L ^a   Langin T ^a   Reske Kunz, A B ^a  

^a JOHANNES GUTENBERG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Actin; Cytoskeleton; Dendritic cells; Langerhans cells; Skin

Indexed keywords

ALPHA ACTIN; BETA ACTIN; COMPLEMENTARY DNA; F ACTIN; G ACTIN; MESSENGER RNA;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL FUNCTION; CELL HYBRIDIZATION; CELL ISOLATION; CELL MATURATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOSKELETON; LANGERHANS CELL; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

EID: 0032730631     PISSN: 09066705     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0625.1999.tb00307.x     Document Type: Article

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