Cytochemical and molecular characteristics of the process of cornification during feather morphogenesis

Progress in Histochemistry and Cytochemistry

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 1-69

  Alibardi, Lorenzo ^a   Toni, Mattia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Birds; Evolution; Feathers; Genes; Immunoblotting; Immunocytochemistry; Keratinization; Morphogenesis; Scale

Indexed keywords

ALPHA KERATIN; BETA KERATIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; BIRD; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; CELL COMPOSITION; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL MIGRATION; CHROMOSOME; CYTOCHEMISTRY; DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE; ELASTICITY; FEATHER; GENOME; HISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; MORPHOGENESIS; NONHUMAN; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; POLYMERIZATION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; PROTEIN PHOSPHORYLATION; REGENERATION; REPTILE; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ANIMALS; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; EVOLUTION; FEATHERS; HUMANS; KERATINS; MORPHOGENESIS;

ARCHOSAURIA; AVES; MAMMALIA; REPTILIA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 41249084879     PISSN: 00796336     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.proghi.2008.01.001     Document Type: Article

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