Keratin intermediate filament proteins - novel regulators of inflammation and immunity in skin.
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Ryan P. Hobbs, Juliane C. Lessard and Pierre A. Coulombe* Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, 615 North Wolfe Street, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA Department of Biological Chemistry, School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, 725 North Wolfe Street, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA Department of Dermatology, School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, 1550 Orleans Street, Baltimore, MD 21231, USA
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Journal of cell science
دوره 125 Pt 22 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2012