Cytochemical, biochemical and molecular aspects of the process of keratinization in the epidermis of reptilian scales

Progress in Histochemistry and Cytochemistry

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 73-134

  Alibardi, Lorenzo ^a   Toni, Mattia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cytology; Epidermis; Evolution; Gene sequencing; Immunoblotting; Immunocytochemistry; Proteins; Reptiles; Scales

Indexed keywords

CELL PROTEIN; CYTOKERATIN; KERATIN; MATRIX PROTEIN;

ALLIGATOR; ALPHA CHAIN; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; BETA CHAIN; BIOACCUMULATION; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; CELL ORGANELLE; CYTOSKELETON; EPIDERMIS; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; KERATINIZATION; KERATINOCYTE; LIZARD; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN FUNCTION; REPTILE; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; SNAKE; SPECIES COMPARISON; TURTLE;

ALLIGATOR; AMNIOTA; ARCHOSAURIA; AVES; CROCODYLIDAE (ALL CROCODILES); LEPIDOSAURIA; MAMMALIA; REPTILIA; SERPENTES; SPHENODONTIDAE; SQUAMATA; TESTUDINES; TESTUDINIDAE;

EID: 33645874501     PISSN: 00796336     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.proghi.2006.01.001     Document Type: Article

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