Immunocytochemical and electrophoretic distribution of cytokeratins in the resting stage epidermis of the lizard Podarcis sicula

Journal of Experimental Zoology

Volumn 289, Issue 7, 2001, Pages 409-418

  Alibardi, Lorenzo ^a   Maurizii, Mariagabriella ^a   Taddei, Carlo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

KERATIN; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; EPIDERMIS; FEMALE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LIZARD; MALE; METABOLISM; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; ULTRASTRUCTURE; WESTERN BLOTTING;

ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, MONOCLONAL; BLOTTING, WESTERN; ELECTROPHORESIS, POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; EPIDERMIS; FEMALE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; KERATINS; LIZARDS; MALE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON;

AMNIOTA; PODARCIS SICULA; REPTILIA; SQUAMATA;

EID: 0035371357     PISSN: 0022104X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jez.1022     Document Type: Article

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