Human Hair Keratins

    July 1993 in “ Journal of Investigative Dermatology ”
    Jialin Yu, Dawen Yu, Daniel M. Checkla … Arthur P. Bertolino
    Studysummary This article reviews the molecular characteristics of human hair keratins, noting their distinct classification from epidermal keratins and the variability in expression that may occur without noticeable hair changes, but reports no new study results.
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