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ATP induced polarization of keratohyalin granules
Author(s) -
SHELLEY WALTER B.,
JUHLIN LENNART
Publication year - 1980
Publication title -
british journal of dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.304
H-Index - 179
eISSN - 1365-2133
pISSN - 0007-0963
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2133.1980.tb06587.x
Subject(s) - stratum granulosum , biophysics , chemistry , polarization (electrochemistry) , anatomy , medicine , pathology , biology , stratum corneum
SUMMARY Within seconds of exposure of frozen sections of stratum granulosum of glycerinized cow hoof to a buffered solution of adenosinetriphosphate, the keratohyalin granules underwent transformation into polarized fine linear rods. This polarization phenomenon was associated with gross pleating, twisting and crumpling of the section, indicative of varying contractile forces.