The Proteins of Normal and Aberrant Hair Keratins

    January 1981
    J. M. Gillespie, Robert C. Marshall
    Studysummary This article reviews the composition and structure of mammalian hard keratins, focusing on the filamentous and nonfilamentous protein content, and reports no new experimental results.
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    Research cited in this study 3

    1. Hair as an Index of Protein Malnutrition Advances in experimental medicine and biology · 1978
    2. Loss of a Homologous Group of Proteins in a Dominantly Inherited Ectodermal Malformation Biochemical Journal · 1976
    3. Characterization of the Proteins of Guinea-Pig Hair and Hair-Follicle Tissue Biochemical Journal · 1973

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