Distribution of Keratin and Associated Proteins in the Epidermis of Monotreme, Marsupial, and Placental Mammals

    June 2003 in “ Journal of Morphology ”
    Lorenzo Alibardi, P. F. A. Maderson
    Studysummary This study suggests that the epidermis of monotremes and marsupials exhibits a more primitive pattern of protein distribution compared to eutherian mammals, with differences in loricrin distribution and keratinocyte maturation.
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