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Cornification, function

Known as: cornification 
A type of programmed cell death that occurs in the epidermis, morphologically and biochemically distinct from apoptosis. It leads to the formation of… 
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Keratinization, function

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cornified envelope assembly

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Highly Cited
1998
Highly Cited
1998
A novel in situ method for the detection of deficient transglutaminase activity in the skin
Abstract Autosomal recessive congenital ichthyoses are disorders of epidermal cornification, but are clinically and etiologically… 
Highly Cited
1995
Highly Cited
1995
Cholesterol sulfate activates multiple protein kinase C isoenzymes and induces granular cell differentiation in cultured murine keratinocytes.
The accumulation of cholesterol sulfate (CS) in differentiating keratinocytes coincides with the expression of protein kinase C… 
Highly Cited
1988
Highly Cited
1988
Patterns of expression of trichocytic and epithelial cytokeratins in mammalian tissues. III. Hair and nail formation during human fetal development.
Cells forming hair and nail material are characterized by the synthesis of members of a particular group of alpha-keratin… 
Highly Cited
1982
Highly Cited
1982
Squamous metaplasia in organ cultures of vitamin A-deficient hamster trachea: cytokinetic and ultrastructural alterations.
Cytokinetic and morphologic studies were performed to elucidate the origin of epidermoid metaplasia in organ cultures of tracheas… 
Highly Cited
1979
Highly Cited
1979
Mechanism of the first spontaneous gonadotrophin surge and that induced by pregnant mare serum and effects of neonatal androgen in rats.
The mechanism of the first (pubertal) preovulatory gonadotrophin surge was investigated in Wistar rats by measuring (1) LH… 
Highly Cited
1976
Highly Cited
1976
Use of the neonatal mouse in studying long-term effects of early exposure to hormones and other agents.
The neonatal female mouse is considered as a model for studying the long-term consequences of exposure of the human fetus and… 
Highly Cited
1968
Highly Cited
1968
Hyperplasia and cornification of the transitional epithelium in the vitamin A-deficient rat. Changes in fine structure of the cells.
Highly Cited
1967
Highly Cited
1967
[Odland bodies (Membrane coating granules, keratinosomes) as epidermal lysosomes. An electron microscopic-cytochemical contribution on the cornification process of the skin].
In der vorliegenden Arbeit wird uber elektronenoptisch-cytochemische Untersuchungen an Odland-Korpern normaler und durch “Keratin… 
Highly Cited
1963
Highly Cited
1963
Vaginal cornification in persistent-estrous mice.
Persistent estrus was induced in A/Crgl mice by injections of estrogen daily for 5 days, starting on the 1st postnatal day… 
Highly Cited
1959
Highly Cited
1959
The vaginal smear of senile laboratory rats.
Rats aged 17 months or more did not undergo regular oestrous cycles during a period of 12 weeks when daily vaginal smears were… 
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