Keratinization of sheath and calamus cells in developing and regenerating feathers

Annals of Anatomy

Volumn 189, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 583-595

  Alibardi, Lorenzo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cell differentiation; Feathers; Immunocytochemistry; Sheath formation; Ultrastructure

Indexed keywords

ALPHA KERATIN; BETA KERATIN; KERATIN; KERATIN ANTIBODY; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL ANATOMY; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL GROWTH; CELL ULTRASTRUCTURE; CHICK; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE; EMBRYO; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; FEATHER; HAIR GROWTH; HISTOGENESIS; HOOF AND CLAW; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; KERATINIZATION; MAMMAL; MICROSCOPY; NAIL; NONHUMAN; PHASE TRANSITION; QUAIL; REPTILE; TISSUE REGENERATION; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

MAMMALIA; PHASIANIDAE; REPTILIA;

EID: 35348812530     PISSN: 09409602     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aanat.2007.06.001     Document Type: Article

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