The Expression of beta (β) keratins in the epidermal appendages of reptiles and birds

American Zoologist

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 530-539

  Sawyer, Roger H ^a   Glenn, Travis ^a   French, Jeffrey O ^a   Mays, Brooks ^a   Shames, Rose B ^a   Barnes Jr , George L ^a   Rhodes, Walter ^a   Ishikawa, Yoshinori ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

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EID: 33847244108     PISSN: 00031569     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/icb/40.4.530     Document Type: Article

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