Citrulline-Containing Basal Cell Carcinomas: Differentiation Toward Hair Structures With Induction of Dermal Hair Papillae

    September 1968 in “ Cancer ”
    Elizabeth J. Holmes, James L. Bennington, Seth L. Haber
    Studysummary This study identified that keratotic basal cell carcinomas with citrulline-positive keratin and hair papilla-like structures are highly differentiated, which helps distinguish them from squamous carcinomas.
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    Research cited in this study 3

    1. A Histochemical Test for Citrulline: Adaptation of the Carbamido Diacetyl Reaction to Histologic Sections with Positive Results in Pilomatrixomas (Calcifying Epitheliomas) Journal of Histochemistry & Cytochemistry · 1968
    2. The Localization And Significance Of Arginine And Citrulline In Proteins Of The Hair Follicle Journal of Histochemistry & Cytochemistry · 1963
    3. Some Observations on the Proteins of the Inner Root Sheath Cells of Hair Follicles Biochimica et Biophysica Acta · 1958

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