Vesicle Formation and Follicular Root Sheath Separation in Mice Homozygous for Deleterious Alleles at the Balding Locus
September 1997
in “
The journal of investigative dermatology/Journal of investigative dermatology
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New to Keratin? There is a guide in the encyclopedia. Read the guide → alopecia anagen follicles inner root sheath outer root sheath vesicles pemphigus vulgaris keratinocyte markers keratin 6 adhesion molecules thymidine insertion desmoglein 3 gene premature stop codon hair loss hair growth phase hair follicle sheath blisters skin disease skin cells keratin cell adhesion genetic mutation
Studysummary This study identified histologic lesions and a defect in adhesion molecules causing hair loss in mice with the bal mutation, linked to a mutation in the desmoglein 3 gene.
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