Keratins: Dynamic, flexible structural proteins of epithelial cells

Current Problems in Dermatology

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 193-198

  Steinert, Peter M ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ARTHRITIS AND MUSCULOSKELETAL AND SKIN DISEASES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

KERATIN;

EPITHELIUM CELL; GENE MUTATION; HUMAN; INTERMEDIATE FILAMENT; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN ASSEMBLY; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; REVIEW; SKIN DISEASE;

EID: 0035016216     PISSN: 10400486     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1040-0486(01)70013-0     Document Type: Article

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