Caspase activation in the terminal differentiation of human epidermal keratinocytes

Current Biology

Volumn 9, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 361-365

  Weil, Miguel ^a,b   Raff, Martin C ^a   Braga, Vania M M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

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EID: 0033535607     PISSN: 09609822     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0960-9822(99)80162-6     Document Type: Article

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