From cell signaling to novel therapeutic concepts: international pemphigus meeting on advances in pemphigus research and therapy.
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1764 Journal of Investigative Dermatology (2010), Volume 130 © 2010 The Society for Investigative Dermatology 1Department of Dermatology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois, USA; 2Institute for Anatomy and Cell Biology, University of Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany; 3Department of Dermatology, University Hospital Berne, Berne, Switzerland; 4Department of Dermatology and Allergology, Philipps University, Marburg, Germany and 5Molecular Dermatology, Institute of Animal Pathology and DermFocus, Vetsuisse Faculty, University of Berne, Berne, Switzerland. 6These authors are workshop chairs and contributed equally.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- The Journal of investigative dermatology
دوره 130 7 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2010