The new keratin nomenclature

Journal of Investigative Dermatology

Volumn 126, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 2366-2368

  Porter, Rebecca M ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

KERATIN;

GENE SEQUENCE; HAIR FOLLICLE; HUMAN; HUMAN GENOME; NOMENCLATURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FAMILY; REVIEW;

EID: 33750090740     PISSN: 0022202X     EISSN: 15231747     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.jid.5700532     Document Type: Note

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