Considerations on the occurrence of Loricrin and involucrin in the cell envelope of wool cuticle cells

International Journal of Sheep and Wool Science

Volumn 53, Issue 1, 2005, Pages

  Zahn, H ^b   Wortmann, F J ^a   Hoecker, H ^b  

^a Deutsches Wollforschungsinstitut   (Germany)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Allwoerden membrane; Composition modelling; Cuticle; Involucrin; Loricrin; Wool

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; KERATIN FIBER; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MEMBRANE; MORPHOLOGY; PROTEIN; WOOL FIBER;

EID: 33751239105     PISSN: 18328679     EISSN: 18328679     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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