Expression of beta-keratin mRNAs and proline uptake in epidermal cells of growing scales and pad lamellae of gecko lizards

Journal of Anatomy

Volumn 211, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 104-116

  Alibardi, Lorenzo ^a   Toni, Mattia ^a   Dalla Valle, Luisa ^b  

^a Dipartimento di Biologia Evoluzionistica Sperimentale   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Beta keratin; Epidermis; Gecko; In situ hybridization; Padlamellae; Prolineuptake

Indexed keywords

BETA KERATIN; COMPLEMENTARY DNA; GLYCINE; GOLD; KERATIN; MESSENGER RNA; PROLINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMINO ACID TRANSPORT; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOPLASM; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; EPIDERMIS; FOOT PAD; FUNCTIONAL ANATOMY; GENE EXPRESSION; HAIR GROWTH; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; LIZARD; LOCOMOTION; MICROSCOPIC ANATOMY; MOLECULAR PROBE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; SKIN APPENDAGE; TISSUE DIFFERENTIATION; TISSUE REGENERATION; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; BETA-KERATINS; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL PROLIFERATION; EPIDERMIS; FOOT; GENE EXPRESSION; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; LIZARDS; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MOLTING; PROLINE; REGENERATION; RNA, MESSENGER; TAIL;

GEKKONIDAE; REPTILIA; SQUAMATA;

EID: 34447120919     PISSN: 00218782     EISSN: 14697580     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7580.2007.00752.x     Document Type: Article

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