Cystatin immunoreactivity in cornifying layers of the epidermis suggests a role in the formation of the epidermal barrier in amniotes.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.zool.2018.02.003
Abstract: The presence and localization of cystatin, a cysteine protease inhibitor involved in barrier formation in human and mice epidermis, has been studied in the epidermis of piscine and terrestrial vertebrates using a mouse monoclonal antibody.… read more here.
Keywords: pre corneous; corneous layer; formation; cystatin ... See more keywords