Characterization of soluble protein extracts from keratinized tissues: Identification of ubiquitin universally distributed in hair, nail, and stratum corneum

Bioscience, Biotechnology and Biochemistry

Volumn 65, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 895-900

  Inoue, Takafumi ^a   Kizawa, Kenji ^a   Ito, Mayumi ^a  

^a KANEBO LTD   (Japan)

Author keywords

Hair; Nail; S100A3; Stratum corneum; Ubiquitin

Indexed keywords

KERATIN; MESSENGER RNA; UBIQUITIN;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; GUINEA PIG; HAIR; HUMAN; MOUSE; NAIL; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; SKIN; WESTERN BLOTTING;

ANIMALS; BLOTTING, WESTERN; ELECTROPHORESIS, POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; GUINEA PIGS; HAIR; HUMANS; KERATINS; MICE; NAILS; RNA, MESSENGER; SKIN; UBIQUITINS;

EID: 0035318535     PISSN: 09168451     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1271/bbb.65.895     Document Type: Article

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