Desmosomes and Desmosomal Cadherin Function in Skin and Heart Diseases—Advancements in Basic and Clinical Research
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1Departments of Dermatology and Cutaneous Biology and Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA 19107, USA 2Molecular Dermatology, Institute of Animal Pathology, University of Bern, 3001 Bern, Switzerland 3Departments of Dermatology and Cell and Developmental Biology, Charles C Gates Center for Regenerative Medicine & Stem Cell Biology, University of Colorado Denver, Denver, CO 80217, USA
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دوره 2010 شماره
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تاریخ انتشار 2010