Localization and characterization of specific cornification proteins in avian epidermis

Cells Tissues Organs

Volumn 178, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 204-215

  Alibardi, Lorenzo ^a   Toni, Mattia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Avian epidermis; Cornification proteins

Indexed keywords

EPITOPE; FILAGGRIN; HISTIDINE; KERATIN; LORICRIN; PROTEIN; PROTEIN GLUTAMINE GAMMA GLUTAMYLTRANSFERASE; INTERMEDIATE FILAMENT PROTEIN; MEMBRANE PROTEIN;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; CELL TYPE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS REACTION; EPIDERMIS CELL; FOWL; IMMUNOBLOTTING; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; INTERMEDIATE FILAMENT; KERATINOCYTE; MOLECULAR RECOGNITION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; STRATUM CORNEUM; ANIMAL; BIRD; CHEMISTRY; CHICKEN; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; EPIDERMIS; FEMALE; FUNCTIONS OF THE SKIN AND ITS APPENDAGES; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; METABOLISM; PARAKEET; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; ZEBRA FISH;

ARCHOSAURIA; AVES; MAMMALIA;

ANIMALS; BIRDS; CHICKENS; ELECTROPHORESIS, POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; EPIDERMIS; EPITOPES; FEMALE; HISTIDINE; IMMUNOBLOTTING; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INTERMEDIATE FILAMENT PROTEINS; KERATINOCYTES; KERATINS; MALE; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; PARAKEETS; PROTEINS; SKIN PHYSIOLOGY; TRANSGLUTAMINASES; ZEBRAFISH;

EID: 20544441542     PISSN: 14226405     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000083732     Document Type: Article

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