Chemicals and Drugs

Hair-Specific Keratins

Keratins that are specific for hard tissues such as HAIR; NAILS; and the filiform papillae of the TONGUE.

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Abstract

Keratins that are specific for hard tissues such as HAIR; NAILS; and the filiform papillae of the TONGUE.

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17 entry terms
  • Hair-Specific Cytokeratins
  • Keratins, Hair
  • Keratins, Hair-Specific
  • Keratins, Hard Tissue
  • Trichocyte Cytokeratins
  • Trichocyte-Type Cytokeratins
  • Cytokeratins, Hair-Specific
  • Cytokeratins, Trichocyte
  • Cytokeratins, Trichocyte-Type
  • Hair Keratins
  • Hair Specific Cytokeratins
  • Hard Tissue Keratins
  • Keratins, Hair Specific
  • Tissue Keratins, Hard
  • Trichocyte Type Cytokeratins
  • Inner Root Sheath Keratins
  • Keratins, Inner Root Sheath

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Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, agonists, analysis, antagonists & inhibitors, biosynthesis, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemical synthesis, chemistry, classification, drug effects, economics, genetics, history, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, physiology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity, ultrastructure, urine.

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History Note

2007

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Previous Indexing

  • Keratins (1988-2006)

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Hair-Specific Keratins. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D053564. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D053564
  2. Hair-Specific Keratins. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q76824507