The Distributions of Type IV Collagen Alpha Chains in Basement Membranes of Human Epidermis and Skin Appendages

    January 2007 in “ Archives of Histology and Cytology ”
    Haruko Hasegawa, Ichiro Naito, Kazuyo Nakano … Aiji Ohtsuka
    Studysummary This study suggests that the absence of alpha5(IV)/alpha6(IV) chains in certain subepidermal basement membrane spots may relate to interactions with melanocytes in human skin.
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