Dynamics of merkel cell patterns in developing hair follicles in the dorsal skin of mice, demonstrated by a monoclonal antibody to mouse keratin 8

Cells Tissues Organs

Volumn 152, Issue 2, 1995, Pages 93-109

  Vielkind, U ^a   Sebzda, M K ^a   Gibson, I R ^a   Hardy, M H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Development; Haarscheibe; Hair follicle; Keratin 8; Merkel cells; Mouse

Indexed keywords

KERATIN; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; DEVELOPMENT; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; HAIR FOLLICLE; MERKEL CELL; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMAL; ANTIBODIES, MONOCLONAL; CELL ADHESION MOLECULES, NEURONAL; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EPIDERMIS; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE; HAIR; KERATIN; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; MICE, MUTANT STRAINS; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T;

EID: 84939407283     PISSN: 14226405     EISSN: 14226421     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000147688     Document Type: Article

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