Three-dimensional appearance of bovine epidermal keratinocytes in different stages of differentiation revealed by cell maceration and scanning electron microscopic investigation

Folia Morphologica

Volumn 59, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 239-246

  Mülling, Christoph K W ^a  

^a FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Bovine; Cell adhesion; Cell differentiation; Cell maceration; Desmosomes; Epidermis; Hoof; Intercellular cement; Keratinocytes; Scanning electron microscopy

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CYTOLOGY; EPIDERMIS; HOOF AND CLAW; KERATINOCYTE; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SKIN; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; EPIDERMIS; HOOF AND CLAW; KERATINOCYTES; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; SKIN;

EID: 0039598733     PISSN: 00155659     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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