Immunocytochemical analysis of beta (β) keratins in the epidermis of chelonians, lepidosaurians, and archosaurians

Journal of Experimental Zoology

Volumn 293, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 27-38

  Alibardi, Lorenzo ^a   Sawyer, Roger H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLIGATOR; ARCHOSAURIA; AVES; GALLIFORMES; LEPIDOSAURIA; REPTILIA; SERPENTES; SPHENODON PUNCTATUS; SQUAMATA; TESTUDINES;

KERATIN;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; EPIDERMIS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; REPTILE; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ANIMALS; EPIDERMIS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; KERATINS; REPTILES;

EID: 0037096038     PISSN: 0022104X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jez.10145     Document Type: Article

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