Structure and Site of Expression of a Murine Type II Hair Keratin

February 1992 in “ Molecular Biology Reports ”

Edda Tobiasch, J�rgen Schweizer, Hermelita Winter

type II hair keratin cDNA in situ hybridization hair cortex suprabasal cells filiform papillae amino acid composition

Studysummary This study identified and characterized a murine type II hair keratin, demonstrating its presence in specific cells of hair and tongue tissues.

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