title: Keratin expression in Merkel cells of fetal rat skin.
abstract: The cytokeratin expression of Merkel cells in fetal rat skin was studied by light- and electron microscopy. Employing a pre-embedding staining method, 2 monoclonal anti-keratin antibodies (RCK-102, MA-902) were shown to stain Merkel cells specifically. Neighbouring keratinocytes were unstained. The staining reaction seems to be based on the expression of 52.5 kD cytokeratin.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Nindl
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Nakagawa
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Ishibashi
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D004817:Epidermis / Q000196:embryology / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D005260:Female; D005333:Fetus / Q000378:metabolism; D007633:Keratins / Q000032:analysis*; D011247:Pregnancy; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains
chemical_list: D007633:Keratins