Msx-2 and the regulation of organ size: Epidermal thickness and hair length

Journal of Investigative Dermatology Symposium Proceedings

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 278-281

  Wang, Wen Pin ^a,b   Widelitz, Randall B ^a   Jiang, Ting Xin ^a   Chuong, Cheng Ming ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b TZU CHI UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Dysplasia; Hair follicle; Hyper keratosis; Msx; Organogenesis, skin development

Indexed keywords

ALOPECIA; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL PROLIFERATION; CONFERENCE PAPER; HAIR GROWTH; HOMEOBOX; HYPERKERATOSIS; NONHUMAN; ORGAN SIZE;

EID: 0033400370     PISSN: 10870024     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.jidsp.5640229     Document Type: Conference Paper

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