Localization of Merkel Cells at Hairless and Hairy Human Skin Sites Using Keratin 18

    September 1995 in “ Biochemistry and Cell Biology ”
    Julie Fradette, Marie-Josée Godbout, Martine Michel, Lucie Germain
    Studysummary This study localized Merkel cells in human skin, finding them in the basal layer of glabrous skin at palms and soles, and in the interfollicular epidermis and isthmus region of hair follicles.
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    Research cited in this study 2

    1. Immunohistochemical Demonstration of Keratin 19 Expression in Isolated Human Hair Follicles Journal of Investigative Dermatology · 1994
    2. Keratin 19: Predicted Amino Acid Sequence and Broad Tissue Distribution Suggest It Evolved from Keratinocyte Keratins Journal of Investigative Dermatology · 1989

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