Immunolocalization of Junctional Proteins in Human Hairs Indicates That the Membrane Complex Stabilizes the Inner Root Sheath While Desmosomes Contact the Companion Layer Through Specific Keratins

    January 2013 in “ Acta Histochemica ”
    Lorenzo Alibardi, Noecker Bernd
    Studysummary Junctional proteins stabilize the inner root sheath and connect the companion layer in human hair.
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