Functional Differences between Keratins of Stratified and Simple Epithelia
Dividing populations of stratified and simple epithelial tissues express keratins 5 and 14, and keratins 8 and 18, respectively. It has been suggested that these keratins form a mechanical framework important to cellular integrity, since their absence gives rise to a blistering skin disorder in neon...
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| Format: | Online |
| Language: | English |
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The Rockefeller University Press
1998
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| Online Access: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2132837/ |