Region-specific patterns of beta keratin expression during avian skin development.

doi:10.1002/aja.1001960411

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Region-specific patterns of beta keratin expression during avian skin development.

Developmental dynamics : an official publication of the American Association of Anatomists - 1 Apr 1993

Knapp L W, Shames R B, Barnes G L, Sawyer R H

Abstract excerpt

The transient embryonic layers primarily composed of a periderm and subperiderm cover most regions of the chick embryo and are the first suprabasal cell layers covering the body ectoderm. This study presents evidence for regional variation in the expression of beta keratin in the embryonic layers...

Topics

Animals
Animals, Newborn
Chick Embryo
Chickens
Keratins
Mutation
Reference Values
Skin

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