Distribution of Specific Keratin-Associated Beta-Proteins (Beta-Keratins) in the Epidermis of the Lizard Anolis carolinensis Helps to Clarify the Process of Cornification in Lepidosaurians

Journal of Experimental Zoology Part B: Molecular and Developmental Evolution

Volumn 318, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 388-403

  Alibardi, L ^a   Segalla, A ^b   Dalla Valle, L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETA KERATIN; TOLONIUM CHLORIDE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EPIDERMIS; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE; GENETICS; HOOF AND CLAW; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LIZARD; METABOLISM; MORPHOGENESIS; PHYSIOLOGY; ULTRASTRUCTURE; WESTERN BLOTTING;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; BETA-KERATINS; BLOTTING, WESTERN; EPIDERMIS; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE; HOOF AND CLAW; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LIZARDS; MORPHOGENESIS; TOLONIUM CHLORIDE;

EID: 84862657020     PISSN: 15525007     EISSN: 15525015     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jez.b.22454     Document Type: Article

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