Characterization of keratins and associated proteins involved in the corneification of crocodilian epidermis

Tissue and Cell

Volumn 39, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 311-323

  Alibardi, L ^a   Toni, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Crocodilians; Electrophoresis; Epidermis; Immunoblotting; Immunocytochemistry; Keratins

Indexed keywords

ALPHA KERATIN; BETA KERATIN; CAVEOLIN; CYTOKERATIN; EPITOPE; FILAGGRIN; KERATIN; KERATIN ANTIBODY; LORICRIN; SCIELLIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALLIGATOR; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL MEMBRANE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS REACTION; ELECTROPHORESIS; EMBRYO; EPIDERMIS; IMMUNOBLOTTING; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; ISOELECTRIC POINT; KERATINIZATION; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN STRUCTURE;

AVES; CROCODYLIDAE (ALL CROCODILES); REPTILIA; SQUAMATA; TESTUDINES;

EID: 34948854304     PISSN: 00408166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tice.2007.06.004     Document Type: Article

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