Fundamental hair follicle biology and fine fibre production in animals

Animal

Volumn 4, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 1490-1509

  Galbraith, H ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMERINO   (Italy)

Author keywords

growth factors; hair follicle; integument; keratins; melanocytes

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; MUS;

EID: 77957602096     PISSN: 17517311     EISSN: 1751732X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S175173111000025X     Document Type: Article

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