Melanocyte UV resistance: Feelin' the endothelin
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Melanocyte UV resistance: Feelin' the endothelin.
Department of Pediatrics and the Graduate Center for Toxicology, Markey Cancer Center, University of Kentucky College of Medicine, Lexington, KY, USA Correspondence: John D’Orazio, MD, PhD, Associate Professor of Pediatrics, University of Kentucky College of Medicine, Markey Cancer Center, Combs Research Building 204, 800 Rose Street, Lexington, KY 40536-0096, USA, Tel.: +859-323-6238, Fax: +85...
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عنوان ژورنال: Experimental Dermatology
سال: 2015
ISSN: 0906-6705
DOI: 10.1111/exd.12663