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March 2006 in “The FASEB journal” Keratin-based scaffolds are safe and effective for tissue engineering.
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December 1998 in “Journal of Biological Chemistry” Keratin 19 forms less stable and shorter filaments than keratin 14, giving unique traits to certain skin cells.