Characterization of beta-keratins in lizard epidermis: Electrophoresis, immunocytochemical and in situ-hybridization study

Tissue and Cell

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 1-11

  Toni, M ^a   Alibardi, L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Immunoblotting; In situ hybridization; Lepidosaurian reptiles; Scales keratins; Two dimensional electrophoresis

Indexed keywords

ALPHA KERATIN; BETA KERATIN; CYTOKERATIN ANTIBODY; KERATIN; KERATIN ANTIBODY; MESSENGER RNA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPIDERMIS; EPIDERMIS CELL; IMMUNOBLOTTING; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; ISOELECTRIC POINT; LIZARD; MOLECULAR RECOGNITION; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; STRATUM CORNEUM; TWO DIMENSIONAL ELECTROPHORESIS;

LEPIDOSAURIA; PODARCIS SICULA; REPTILIA; SQUAMATA;

EID: 33847667390     PISSN: 00408166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tice.2006.10.001     Document Type: Article

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