Expression of Bitter Taste Receptors in the Human Skin In Vitro
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Edyta Reszka1, Ewa Nowakowska-Świrta2, Maciej Kupczyk3, Wojciech Dudek2, Dominika Świerczyńska-Machura2*, Tomasz Wittczak2, Jan Rykała4, Monika Przybek1, Ewa Jabłońska1, Beata Kręcisz2, Piotr Kuna3, Wojciech Wąsowicz1 and Cezary Pałczyński2,3 1Department of Toxicology and Carcinogenesis, Nofer Institute of Occupational Diseases, Łódź, Poland 2Department of Allergology and Environmental Health, Nofer Institute of Occupational Diseases, Łódź, Poland 3Department of Internal Diseases, Asthma and Allergy, Medical University of Łódź, Poland 4Department of Plastic Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery, Medical University of Łódź, Poland *Corresponding author: Dominika Świerczyńska–Machura, Department of Allergology and Environmental Health, Nofer Institute of Occupational Medicine, Poland, Tel: 48426314798; 48426314764; E-mail: [email protected]
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