A Heritable Keratinization Defect of the Superficial Epidermis in Norfolk Terriers

    March 2004 in “ Journal of Comparative Pathology ”
    K.F. Barnhart, Kelly M. Credille, Andy Ambrus, Robert W. Dunstan
    Studysummary Norfolk Terriers have a genetic skin defect causing scaling and blisters due to a keratin issue.
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    1. Epithelial Barrier Function: Assembly and Structural Features of the Cornified Cell Envelope BioEssays · 2002
    2. Hard and Soft Principles Defining the Structure, Function, and Regulation of Keratin Intermediate Filaments Current Opinion in Cell Biology · 2002
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