Expression of differentiation markers during fetal skin development in humans: Immunohistochemical studies on the precursor proteins forming the cornified cell envelope

Journal of Investigative Dermatology

Volumn 112, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 882-886

  Lee, Seung Chul ^a   Lee, Jee Bum ^a   Kook, Jung Pio ^a   Seo, Jae Jung ^a   Nam, Kwang Il ^a   Park, Sung Sik ^a   Kim, Young Pio ^a  

^a Chonnam National University Medical School   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Terminal differentiation; Trichohyalin

Indexed keywords

FILAGGRIN; INVOLUCRIN; LORICRIN; PROLINE; PROTEIN GLUTAMINE GAMMA GLUTAMYLTRANSFERASE; PROTEIN PRECURSOR;

ARTICLE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL MATURATION; FETUS; FETUS DEVELOPMENT; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; KERATINIZATION; KERATINOCYTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN CROSS LINKING; PROTEIN EXPRESSION;

EID: 0037909205     PISSN: 0022202X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1523-1747.1999.00602.x     Document Type: Article

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