Ultrastructural Localization of Hair Keratins in Human Scalp Hair Shafts as Revealed by Rapid-Freezing Immunocytochemistry

    January 1998 in “ ACTA HISTOCHEMICA ET CYTOCHEMICA ”
    Takami Takizawa, Toshihiro Takizawa, Hideyo Uchiwa, Seiichi Arai
    Studysummary This study used rapid-freezing immunocytochemistry to successfully map the ultrastructural localization of hair keratins in human scalp hair, primarily finding them in macrofibrils in the cortex and endocuticle.
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