Hard (Beta-)keratins in the epidermis of reptiles: composition, sequence, and molecular organization.

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Published in J Proteome Res on August 18, 2007

Authors

Mattia Toni1, Luisa Dalla Valle, Lorenzo Alibardi

Author Affiliations

1: Dipartimento di Biologia evoluzionistica sperimentale, University of Bologna, Italy, and Dipartimento di Biologia, University of Padova, Italy.

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