Expression of transglutaminase activity in developing human epidermis

British Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 142, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 223-225

  Akiyama, Masahi ^a,b   Smith, L T ^c   Shimizu, H ^d  

^a TEIKYO UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b KITASATO INSTITUTE HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cornified cell envelope; Epidermal development; Fetal skin; In situ transglutaminase activity assay; Periderm

Indexed keywords

PROTEIN GLUTAMINE GAMMA GLUTAMYLTRANSFERASE; PROTEIN PRECURSOR;

ARTICLE; BASAL CELL; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; EPIDERMIS; FETUS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; KERATINIZATION; KERATINOCYTE; MORPHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN CROSS LINKING; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION;

EPIDERMIS; FETUS; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; KERATINS; TRANSGLUTAMINASES;

EID: 0034002658     PISSN: 00070963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2133.2000.03288.x     Document Type: Article

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