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The expression of equine keratins K42 and K124 is restricted to the hoof epidermal lamellae of <i>Equus caballus</i>
2019-06-20
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The equine hoof inner epithelium is folded into primary and secondary epidermal lamellae which increase the dermo-epidermal junction surface area of the hoof and can be affected by laminitis, a common disease of equids. Two keratin proteins (K), K42 and K124, are the most abundant keratins in the hoof lamellar tissue of Equus caballus . We hypothesize that these keratins are lamellar tissue-specific and could ser...
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- Literature Corpus work
- 4a9ecaca-2149-5eb3-814a-7e9fb55e3511
- DOI
- 10.1101/678102
